Offshore wind could power one million homes and offer other benefits through today’s grid-

Oregon’s high desert is getting crowded, so wind power advocates are once again looking to the sea.

California and the U.S. government announced an agreement Tuesday to open up areas off the state’s central and northern coasts to the first commercial wind energy farms on the Pacific Coast.

Federal and state officials are working to develop two wind farm sites off the coast of California, which they say could ultimately generate enough electricity to power about 1.6 million homes. #offshorewind #floatingoffshorewind #pacificcoast