Big Blow: Offshore Wind Power’s Devastating Costs and Impacts on North Carolina

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One of President Joe Biden’s day-one executive orders sought to double offshore wind by 2030. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order to develop 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of off-shore wind by 2030 and 8 GW by 2040. Both Biden and Cooper justified their orders by declaring they would fight climate change, create jobs, and grow the economy.

Such an extreme, rushed government intervention in the critical energy section makes it imperative for policymakers and the public to ask hard questions about it, which this paper seeks to do. It also offers several areas worth further exploration.

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