Let’s also avoid inaccurate groupings. Opponents of wind energy lump together the offshore wind option with problems in California’s solar industry. The technology and financing are not the same. Offshore wind energy is a proven technology; Europe has been generating wind power for two decades and has nearly 1,300 turbines off its coasts....

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