[Economics] The United States will build seven offshore wind power plants

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The US government on Wednesday unveiled projects to build a number of large wind power plants off the country's coast as part of its plan to provide this power to more than ten million homes by 2030.

As part of President Joe Biden's climate ambitions, the $12 billion initiative aims to produce 30 gigawatts of wind power by 2030.

Home Secretary Deb Haaland said the US government is "developing an ambitious roadmap to advance projects (...) aimed at tackling climate change, creating good-paying jobs, and accelerating the country's transition to a cleaner energy future."

 

The White House said the project would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 78 million tons while creating tens of thousands of jobs.

 

Halland confirmed that up to seven new concessions will be on sale by 2025 in the Gulf of Maine, the Mid-Atlantic Coast, the Gulf of Mexico and off New York City, Carolina, California and Oregon.

The United States currently includes one such farm, Block Island, which was completed at the end of 2016 off Rhode Island and has a capacity of 30 megawatts.

The current government's support for wind energy contrasts with the policy of former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly mocked this source of renewable energy during his tenure, considering it expensive and ineffective.

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