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Surprise bids revive hope for offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico after feds cancel lease sale

(AP) — A surprise pitch from a Chicago company with no experience building offshore wind farms has reignited enthusiasm for wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hecate Energy, a company best known for land-based solar projects, presented its plan to build a 133-turbine wind farm in the Gulf shortly after the Biden administration canceled the region's second lease auction in July due to in…

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