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existing uses of the ocean and the needs of coastal communities. Innovation, cost
reductions, and domestic supply capabilities are needed in high-voltage direct current
technology to enable development farther from shore. There is a lack of sufficient
onshore transmission capacity to transmit power from the strongest offshore wind
resources to load centers. Offshore wind energy developers, RTOs or ISOs, and other
stakeholders are already assessing the limited, existing onshore points of
interconnection and seeking coordination from the Federal Government on
transmission expansion. Creating incentives to plan and share transmission across
multiple offshore wind projects, states, and transmission planning regions can
encourage collaboration in infrastructure planning, cost allocation, and transmission
system development that can benefit all states within and across regions. Renewable
fuels can provide energy storage and clean fuel for applications that are difficult to
electrify directly.