Some great news on the offshore wind power front
Some good Monday news, at last!
The White House announced today a plan to expand wind farms along the East Coast and jumpstart the country’s nascent offshore wind industry, reports The Washington Post. The effort would trigger a massive clean energy effort in the fight against climate change.
According to the report, the ambitious plan would generate 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade – enough to power more than 10 million American homes and cut 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The Biden administration said it would speed permitting for projects off the East Coast, invest in research and development, provide low-interest loans to industry and fund changes to U.S. ports.
“We are ready to rock and roll,” National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy told reporters in a phone call Monday. Offshore wind power will generate “thousands of good paying union jobs. This is all about creating great jobs in the ocean and in our port cities and in our heartland.”