Why isn't California more serious about onshore wind power?

The US’ largest solar generator needs more wind for grid balancing but new build proposals are foundering on local opposition and bottlenecks

Alta Wind Energy Centre in California
Alta Wind Energy Centre in CaliforniaPhoto: Daxis/Flickr
Published 2 October 2025, 14:36Updated 2 October 2025, 14:36
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