The United States currently produces almost no electricity from wind farms in ocean waters. That’s about to change — fast.
State leaders have spent years laying the groundwork: requiring their utilities to purchase set amounts of offshore power by certain dates, investing in ports and transmission infrastructure and setting up workforce training programs.
As a quickly growing list of projects enters the permitting and construction phases, many states are betting on offshore wind to be a crucial source of renewable power — and an economic driver that will create thousands of manufacturing and maritime jobs.
