The proximity of offshore wind in the the Atlantic Ocean to deep demand centers avoids the problems of movingpower over long distances and significantly enhances the economic fundamentals of mega projects like those currently being considered in North Carolina.
Domestically, he can reassure voters that Europe is moving Britain's way on economic and social policy, and argue that Britain is an equal power to France and Germany (something his focus groups tell him is vital for winning a referendum on joining the single European currency).