NEWBURYPORT - Under the newly released ocean management plan for the state's coastal waters, Greater Newburyport's coastline could one day be home to 10 wind turbines.

Massachusetts officials yesterday released a draft of the plan that spells out rules for setting up wind farms in state waters.

The plan gives the state's six regional planning authorities the option to build up to 10 wind turbines each, at least one-third of a mile from shore. They must be built within waters controlled by the state, which extend three miles off the coast. It also gives refusal rights to the community in whose waters... [continue via Web link]