Mixed reaction to offshore wind development near Morro Bay
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and last updated 2021-05-27 00:39:00-04
Thereâs mixed reaction to Tuesdayâs announcement that the government is opening up a section of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Morro Bay for wind energy development.
A nearly 400 square mile area off the coast of Morro Bay will be opening up for offshore wind development, which could generate enough electricity to power more 1.6 million homes.
Officials said they expect to finalize the private company that will lease the area for the project from the federal government by mid-2022.
They say Morro Bay has some of the best wind in California and theyâre looking forward to harnessing that power.
Order up Morro Bay Butcher and Deli is at 911 Main St., morrobaybutcher.com, and @morrobaybutcher on Facebook and Instagram. It s open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Morro Bay Butcher and Deli aims to bring customers meat that s as local as possible and handled as little as possible. Butcher Geoff Montgomery, who opened the butcher shop and deli in December 2020 with his wife, Jillian Montgomery, and their friend, Evan Martz, said his goal is to be 75 percent local in the case by the end of the year. Currently, some of Morro Bay Butcher and Deli s beef comes from Molnar Cattle LLC out of Cayucos and Rudnick Land and Cattle Co. from the Central Valley. Autonomy Farms out of Bakersfield supplies pasture raised, all natural, antibiotic- and hormone-free chicken. And the butcher shop is currently getting its lamb from New Zealand s Coastal Lamb. You can also find pork and venison and look forward to the future, when Geoff plans to bring in some duck.