California and the U.S. government have agreed to allow massive wind energy farms off the state's central and northern coasts.
The pact announced last week would float hundreds of turbines off the California coasts of Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay and has been promoted as a breakthrough to eventually power 1.6 million homes. The announcement is part of President Joe Biden’s plan to create 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
But what do all these developments and changes mean for Califorians? How do these new ocean wind farms factor into both the state’s overall climate goals and the country’s as a whole?

With files from the Associated Press 

Guests: 

Sammy Roth, energy reporter for the LA Times; he tweets @Sammy_Roth

Danielle Osborn Mills, California director of the American Wind Energy Association

David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission

California and the U.S. government have agreed to allow massive wind energy farms off the state's central and northern coasts. The pact announced last week would float hundreds of turbines off the California coasts of Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay and has been promoted as a breakthrough to eventually power 1.6 million homes. The announcement is part of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s plan to create 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. But what do all these developments and changes mean for Califorians? How do these new ocean wind farms factor into both the state&rsquo;s overall climate goals and the country&rsquo;s as a whole?
With files from the Associated Press&nbsp;
Guests:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/sammy-roth" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/people/sammy-roth">Sammy Roth</a>, energy reporter for the LA Times; he tweets&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/sammy_roth" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/sammy_roth">@Sammy_Roth</a>
<a href="https://www.windpowerca.org/about" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.windpowerca.org/about">Danielle Osborn Mills</a>, California director of the American Wind Energy Association
<a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/about/commissioners/david-hochschild" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/about/commissioners/david-hochschild">David Hochschild</a>, chair of the California Energy Commission

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

Lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts, and more.

Advertisement