BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is urging federal officials to approve a key portion of Cape Wind's financing plan.
Kerry and all 10 Massachusetts members of the U.S. House sent a letter Thursday to Energy Secretary Steven Chu asking that he speed Cape Wind's loan guarantee application so work can begin on the 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound.
Kerry says a timely approval will reduce the cost of electricity from the nation's first offshore wind farm.
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