California Moves Forward With 25 GW Offshore Wind Plan Despite Trump Opposition
By
Tina Casey
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Summary
California, the world's fourth-largest economy, is pushing forward with plans to develop 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045, directly challenging President Trump's opposition to offshore wind. State officials and industry stakeholders are moving ahead regardless of the White House's stance, emphasizing that wind resources will remain available beyond Trump's term ending in 2029.
Key quotes
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While US President Donald Trump would like to see all those clean gigawatts sit there, unused, California officials and industry stakeholders have other plans.
They have just blown a big, fat offshore wind raspberry in the direction of the White House.
After all, the wind will keep on blowing long after Trump leaves office as scheduled on January 20, 2029 — peacefully one hopes.
Offshore wind stakeholders in California are moving forward with plans to develop 25 gigawatts by 2045, Trump or no Trump.
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