seascapes such as those off the coast of Sussex as sooo dull. just water as far as you can see till the horizon. look a boat! (man made too) whats that right out there, is it a rig, a lightboat (mad made)? otherwise there is nothing. now we have a substantial point of interest.
the trouble is whether or not the support costs are being counted. i dont know about those numbers, but often they ignore the cost of standby capacity for when the wind doesn't blow (or blows too hard, so they stop them turning to protect gearboxes). that can be considerably expensive as it...
Crown Estate is a corporation that owns manages many of the state's assets, revenues going to the treasury. hasnt been owned by "the Royals" for over 250 years.
the land, the seabed, will be Crown estate.
wiki says office for admin and engineering is based in Newhaven, so they'll probably see most the benefits of jobs etc.