Washington Watch: Biden energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind and cut its cost by 30%

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The Biden administration wants to create 30 gigawatts of offshore U.S. wind energy as soon as 2030 — enough to power more than 10 million homes.

The Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of expanding offshore wind — which, when combined with land-based wind turbines, solar, nuclear and other greener sources, is meant to reduce U.S. reliance on coal, oil and natural gas in coming years.

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