“We’re perfectly situated to take advantage of this opportunity, but we have to do it right,” says Rick Levy of TexasAFLCIO Will Texas take advantage of offshore wind energy and the jobs it creates? New from staff writer _e_delger: ClimateCrisis
President Biden is currently dangling a tantalizing clean energy opportunity in front of the Gulf Coast, one that seems tailor-made for Texas to seize. Last month, he announced that 700,000 acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico should soon be. With Louisiana already gunning for the leases, it’s unclear how much enthusiasm Texas officials have for the opportunity, or whether these projects would connect to ERCOT versus the larger electric grid serving the eastern United States.
“We’re perfectly situated to take advantage of this opportunity, but we have to do it right,” said Rick Levy, president of the AFL-CIO’s Texas branch.
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