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LONDON — Britain unveiled plans Monday to generate enough electricity through offshore wind farms to power every home in the country by 2020, increasing production more than 60-fold and changing the look of its coastlines. Britain’s wind-swept coasts and shallow waters are ideal for offshore turbines, but wind-generated power currently accounts for less than 2 percent of its energy generation. Business Secretary John Hutton said the government planned to reach the target through a fourfold increase in the amount of space off Britain’s shores allocated for wind farms. The move would change Britain’s coasts, Hutton acknowledged, but he said the need for energy self-sufficiency left the country no choice.
The Associated Press
