Google Finances Building of 'Superhighway' for Wind Power

The article written by, Juliet Eilperin, discusses Google's involvement in the building of an underwater tunnel that funnels energy from off-shore wind farms to 1.9 million homes. This project would eliminate the need for off-shore wind developers to build transmission lines that reach peoples' homes. The 350-mile network of cables will reach from northern New Jersey to Virginia. Wondering what Obama thinks? Eilperin reports that:

"The Obama administration has identified offshore wind development as top energy policy priority, and administration officials have vowed to ease the way for wind farms off the East Coast.
"By identifying high-priority areas offshore for potential wind projects, we can explore the development of a transmission backbone in the Atlantic Ocean to serve those areas," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said last month. "Rather than develop transmission infrastructure plans on a piecemeal basis, we should - in close coordination with the private sector, states and tribes - lay out a smart transmission system up front."

This project will be quite a feat and the predicted construction start is not till 2013. The estimated finish of the tunnel wouldn't be until 2020. Although the project will take awhile Google officials explain that,

"We believe in investing in projects that make good business sense and further the development of renewable energy."