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There are 2 main things blocking this: Zoning issues. A lot of states have restrictive zoning that makes energy installation hard[0]. And money. (Although he In
by ars 3y ago
There are 2 main things blocking this: Zoning issues. A lot of states have restrictive zoning that makes energy installation hard[0]. And money. (Although he Inflation Reduction Act will help[1], at least for windmills.)
Since the 2nd problem is money, Bloomberg could have helped here - all he needed to do was invest all this money into buying and installing windmills. But he didn't.
[0]: https://www.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/media/file/Restrictions%20in%20Local%20Zoning%20-%20Memo%20-%20Jul22.pdf https://www.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/media/file/Restrict...
[1]: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/us-wind-manufacturing-makes-a-comeback-thanks-to-inflation-reduction-act https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufactur...