Offshore Wind Push Gains Momentum in California
Lawmakers clear a proposal intended to jumpstart floating wind farms off the coast, saying the technology could prop the state's buckling power grid and create more than 10,000 new jobs.
Fields not occupied by farms or houses near Brannan Island on California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are increasingly used for wind farms. In 2020, wind energy accounted for more than 13,000 gigawatt-hours or a little more than 7% of the energy produced in the Golden State. (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Caught again in an energy crisis and facing another summer of rolling blackouts, California lawmakers are trolling the coast for a new power source.