HULL – Standing in the shadow of one of Hull's two wind turbines on a gusty Monday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey told Hull town officials that wind energy is part of the future for American and Massachusetts economies.
State, federal and local mandates are key to bringing more wind power to Massachusetts, and especially to turbines off the coast, Markey said.
While wind energy is "key" to powering the state's economy in the future, there's another kind that will be needed to keep the coastal turbines spinning: manpower.
"The key is jobs. That's a lot of people to deploy," Markey said.