{"id":929,"date":"2022-04-12T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/northcarolina\/center\/articles\/year-offshore-winds-where-we-are-now-and-where-were-headed-next\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:41:00","slug":"year-offshore-winds-where-we-are-now-and-where-were-headed-next","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/northcarolina\/center\/articles\/year-offshore-winds-where-we-are-now-and-where-were-headed-next\/","title":{"rendered":"The year in offshore win(d)s: Where we are now, and where we\u2019re headed next"},"featured_media":42179,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":""},"campaign_tax":[133],"display_option":[],"issue_tax":[],"person_tax":[],"region_tax":[],"state":[7,9,12,13,16,22,23,24,25,26,2,32,33,35,36,38,40,42,46,49,50,52],"topic_tax":[100,124],"class_list":["post-929","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_taxonomies":{"topics":[100,124],"collection":false,"press_type":false,"person_type":false,"resource_type":false,"event_type":false,"campaigns":133,"department":false,"level":false,"states":[2,7,9,12,13,16,22,23,24,25,26,32,33,35,36,38,40,42,46,49,50,52],"act_option":false,"display_option":false,"primary":{"topic":124}},"featured_image":42179,"caption_override":"","excerpt":"Celebrating the nation\u2019s progress since the Biden administration set its national goal","updated_on":null,"sidebar_action":null,"hide_hero_image":false,"sidebar_action_query_string":""},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":1,"people":"1007"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

One year ago, President Joe Biden and his administration announced America\u2019s first-ever national offshore wind goal: Reach 30 gigawatts of operational offshore wind by 2030. At a time when offshore wind leadership and commitments were only happening at the state level, the announcement made quite the splash and activists like myself were over the moon about its significance for expanding the use of renewable energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Utilizing offshore wind will be critical for transitioning off of fossil fuels and harnessing abundant, non-polluting energy sources that never run out. In fact, offshore wind alone could provide 90% of our electricity use<\/a> in the United States even if we transitioned to almost exclusively on clean electricity instead of fossil fuels. With that in mind, it\u2019s not an overstatement to say that coastal states and the country at large won\u2019t be able to create a cleaner, greener future without taking advantage of this key resource.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Offshore wind can help create a world where every car, bus and truck on the street is fully electric, our buildings don\u2019t burn fossil fuels for heating and cooking, and our kids don\u2019t suffer from diseases like asthma because the air is so clean.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luckily, the Biden administration\u2019s efforts have helped jumpstart development, and we\u2019re closer than ever to making a 100% renewable energy future a reality. Historically, the arduous leasing and permitting process and delays has taken years. In fact, this time last year, there were zero utility-scale offshore wind projects approved, though many were in the pipeline. Since then, we\u2019ve seen unprecedented progress in offshore wind, and hopefully it\u2019s just the beginning. Let\u2019s take a look at some highlights:<\/p><\/body><\/html>","":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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These highlights are just a snapshot of the breakthroughs offshore wind is making in the U.S. I\u2019m proud to say my home state of Massachusetts, now home of the Vineyard Wind project<\/a>, is leading the way, and other states like New York and New Jersey<\/a> are not far behind. On the opposite coast, California is teeing up an energy future with offshore wind front and center. The Biden administrations\u2019 goal sent a message that we are united in our effort to usher in a cleaner, brighter future powered by energy that is abundant and doesn\u2019t pollute. And while we\u2019re just getting started, we still have a long way to go if we watch to ditch fossil fuels and make a timely transition to greener energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To build out offshore wind at scale in a timely manner, we need to ramp up our efforts and magnify the progress we\u2019ve made so that every year is a landmark year for offshore wind. Make your voice heard by sending a message to the Biden administration today:\u00a0https:\/\/environmentamerica.webaction.org\/p\/dia\/action4\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=49393<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plus, check out our Offshore Wind Day 2022<\/a> page for more information and ways to get involved. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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