By David Sneed -- Pacific Gas and Electric has applied to the federal government for permission to study the feasibility of installing a wave energy facility off the coast of northern Santa Barbara County.The utility announced Friday that it has filed the necessary applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Air Force to conduct a three-year feasibility study of the waters off Vandenberg Air Force Base between Point Conception and Point Arguello.This location is attractive because the Air Force base has the onshore infrastructure to accept power and feed it into the state’s electricity grid, said Kory Raftery, PG&E spokesman.

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