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First US offshore wind farm delivers power to the grid(electrek.co)

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a bunch more are being made

I want more of these in California

This wind farm generates 130-megawatt (MW)

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jack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Build them in Lake Erie

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oof, but at least it’s happening.

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Magician [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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You ever see one of the turbine blades up close? They’re huge. At least the length of 1.5 semi trucks

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There is an amazing video of one on a loooong semi trailer trying to take a tight turn in a city that is very impressive

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In Southampton and the Isle of Wight where they were being made they had to put them on special barges. The old Edwardian layout of the streets were too light.

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oh yeah! The offshore ones are especially giant!!

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Yep. A family member worked for Vestas. 30 feet at the time, though they make them much bigger now. They even have ways of recycling them but the UK government wont give them the right to open a processing plant.

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