BOEM Holds First California Offshore Wind Auction

The lease areas in Morro Bay and in Humboldt County have the potential to produce more than 4.5 GW of electricity from floating offshore wind facilities.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the provisional winners of its first auction for wind leases along the U.S. west coast, receiving bids totaling $757.1 million for five lease areas that total approximately 373,268 acres. The lease areas offshore California have the potential to provide electricity for more than 1.5 million by producing mo…