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East River To Get More Turbines

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Jen Carlson

Published Jan 4, 2011

Modified Jan 4, 2011

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Turbines being lowered into the East River in 2008

 

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Published Jan 4, 2011

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Will our lives soon be powered by the East River? A plan to get turbines into the river has been in the works for years, and according to the NY Times it could be happening soon. The company hoping to deliver the hundreds of electricity-generating turbines have announced they've filed for federal approval to build what could be the first tidal power plant in U.S.—it would be located off Roosevelt Island.

Verdant Power would like to install 30 tidal power turbines in the river as part of a pilot program, which would transmit energy onto the national grid. From 2006 to 2008 they installed six turbines, which managed to power some local businesses on the island.

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