Table 1. Employment Impacts from Other Recent U.S. Offshore Wind Economic Impact Studies
Impact
Construction Employment Adjusted to
Study Authors (Year) Capacity Period Impact 500 MW
Potential Economic Impacts U.S. Department of Energy—Energy 252 1 Year 4,210 jobs 8,353 jab-
from Offshore Wind in the Efficiency & Renewable Energy MW years
Southeast Region (2013)
Offshore Wind Market and Navigant Consulting, Inc., Prepared 500 2 Years 3,000 jobs 6,000 job-
Economic Analysis for the U.S. Department of Energy MW years
(2013)
South Carolina Wind Energy Colbert-Busch et al. (2012) 1,000 10 Years 3,622 jobs 18,110 job-
Supply Chain Survey and MW years
Offshore Wind Economic
Impact Study
Economic Impact Assessment: AWS Truepower, LLC and Camoin 350 3 Years 2,300 jobs 9,857 job-
Long Island- New York City Associates, Inc. (2010) MW years
Offshore Wind Project
Average 10,380 job-
years
