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Biden Pushes Offshore Wind Power, But California Might Miss First Wave Listen Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Smoke rise behind windmills from the Apple Fire during the sunset near Whitewater, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu The Biden administration is pushing to dramatically expand the utilization of offshore wind as a source of green energy. A March executive order proclaims the “offshore wind industry will drive new jobs and economic opportunity up and down the Atlantic Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in Pacific waters.” Despite that, California might miss out on the early opportunities from this initiative. One reason is that the state’s steep ocean shelf makes anchoring turbines to the floor impractical, says Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, the western director of the Business Network for Offshore Wind. ....