You might be surprised at where California ranks in terms of wind power generation in the nation.
The winds in California get a bad name when they worsen devastating fires across the state but wind also is a clean form of energy the state is looking to harness further.
California has some of the loftiest goals for renewable energy in the country. California, under state law, must run on 60% renewable energy by 2030, ramping up to 100% by 2045. Part of the plan is to have offshore wind turbines 20 miles offshore, in 4,000 feet of water, to generate 25 gigawatts by 2045 and send it ashore.Estimated costs for offshore wind farms are difficult to determine. A 3.5 gigawatt wind farm with at least 900 turbines in New Mexico reached $11 billion in funding. The construction began in 2023 and is projected to start in 2026. The New Mexico farm is expected to send power to Arizona and California.
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