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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBPortland General Electric has built a first-of-its-kind facility that will use an innovative battery technology supporters are calling a “game changer” for Oregon’s renewable energy transition. -
Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagCalifornia broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.
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Commercial fishermen in Coos Bay are protesting what they see as a rushed effort to bring offshore wind farms to the Oregon coast. -
With one of the best wind resources in the world just offshore, Humboldt Bay hopes to transform the region into a renewable energy production hub.
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As part of President Biden’s and Governor Kate Brown’s push to boost alternative energy, floating wind turbines are being explored offshore, including three spots off the Oregon Coast. Some want more scrutiny of such a development.
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Oregon has some of the best wind resources in the country and already has a well-developed terrestrial wind energy industry, ranking ninth in the country for its production capacity.
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Shasta county planning officials unanimously rejected a proposed wind farm, saying its negative impacts would outweigh any environmental benefits.
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The Biden administration plans to open the California coast to offshore wind development, ending a long-running stalemate with the Department of Defense that has been the biggest barrier to building wind power along the Pacific Coast.
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The Biden administration plans to open the California coast to offshore wind development, ending a long-running stalemate with the Department of Defense that has been the biggest barrier to building wind power along the Pacific Coast.
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Plugging in more stuff can slash Cascadia’s climate-warming emissions at modest cost. But that means moving much faster.
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California has ambitious climate goals. For example, by 2045 all energy has to come from renewable sources. Now, the state wants to lean on an untapped resource: its windy coastline.
