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On March 29th, 2021, the Biden administration looked toward the horizon of

America's clean energy future, shaded its eyes from the light of brilliant

possibility, and saw glittering on the ocean, the

towering potential of offshore wind.

Today the White House convene leaders from across the administration is and is

taking coordinated steps to announce a set of bold actions

that will catalyze offshore wind energy and create good paying union jobs.

The president recognizes that a thriving offshore wind industry will drive new jobs and economic opportunity up and down the Atlantic coast in the Gulf of Mexico

and in Pacific waters.

Then White House Press Secretary Jen Saki pointing to the White House fact sheet that said the Biden plan aimed for a target

that would trigger more than 12 billion dollars in capital investment and create

44,000 jobs by 2030.

The president himself pledged that by 2030,

a significant portion of the power flowing

into US energy grids would be coming from offshore wind.

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