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This CA Initiative Aims to Harness Offshore Wind Power
Season 2024
Episode 49
The California Energy Commission approved a plan for a massive offshore wind industry along the Pacific coast. This initiative will use hundreds of giant turbines, each as tall as a 70-story building, to harness wind power, aiming to make it a major power source as the state moves towards electrification.
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