Lawmaker wants wind farms in Louisiana waters, but bill might make them too costly

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A proposed law could both open Louisiana waters to offshore wind energy development and close them by making wind farms too costly, reports NOLA.com. House Bill 165 would set up a legal framework to allow offshore wind leasing in state waters, which extend about 3 miles from the coast. But the bill also proposes that

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