California Offshore Wind Energy Leases To Be Auctioned in Early December

This week, the Biden Administration announced it will auction two sections of the California Coast for offshore wind development on December 6th.

Five areas are available for lease, which together cover over 373,000 acres. The leases include two areas off Humboldt County and three areas off San Luis Obispo County.

More than three dozen entities are potential bidders for the leases, which will be the first offshore wind energy leases on America’s west coast. While there are more than two dozen offshore wind leases in the Atlantic Ocean, these are the first offered off the West Coast. The Administration anticipates the leases could produce over 4.5 gigawatt hours of wind energy, power 1.5 million homes, and create thousands of new jobs.

For more information, contact RCRC Policy Advocate John Kennedy.