FILE - The five turbines of America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, stand off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in this, Oct. 17, 2022. The wind farm allowed residents of small Block Island to shut off five diesel generators. Tuesday, Dec. 6, marks the first-ever U.S. auction for leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
The growth of offshore wind comes as climate change intensifies and need for clean energy grows. It also is getting cheaper.