{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolitico-energy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-latest-barometer-for-offshore-wind-dIkyoXDk","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Offshore wind may have avoided a flop this week. But challenges remain.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/be2d3049-4f3b-4332-9bec-df8b43b108c8/431c5c8b-f7dc-4785-a528-3416dd50fbfb/20190905-politico-energy-podcast-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/84852cc0-d1bb-40ec-8a95-684d425d7892\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Offshore wind may have avoided a flop this week. But challenges remain.\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The Biden administration scored $93 million from offshore wind developers Wednesday in a lease auction for areas off the Atlantic coast, which is a good sign for the nascent industry that still faces political and economic headwinds. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down why the sale is the latest barometer for the industry and the challenges it still faces. Plus, Puerto Rico’s fragile power grid suffered another massive failure after Tropical Storm Ernesto hit the territory.\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy\n\nKelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy for POLITICO.\nJosh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. \nAlex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. \nGloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. \nMatt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.\n"}