Offshore Wind California promotes policies and builds public support for responsible development of offshore wind power in California. As a coalition of industry partners, our members are dedicated to providing an independent voice and industry expertise to facilitate offshore wind deployment off California's coast. OWC engages in public education and advocacy in support of this renewable resource as part of a comprehensive solution to California's energy needs. Offshore Wind California is a nonprofit, 501(c)(6) organization.

Featured Event

2025 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

2025 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit
May 19-21, 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Sacramento, CA

Thank you to everyone who joined the 2025 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit, which convened in Sacramento, May 19-21. The event brought together hundreds of top policymakers, industry leaders, labor unions, environmental NGOs, Tribal reps, and other key stakeholders committed to keeping California on course in making offshore wind a central part of its clean-power future. 

See Highlights of the 2025 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit here
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Featured News Story

California has an opportunity to be a global leader in floating offshore wind: commissioner

By Kassia Micek, S&P Global, May 22, 2025 

"California can lead the US in floating offshore wind, just as we did in electric vehicles and solar photovoltaics," California Public Utilities Commissioner John Reynolds said May 21 during the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit 2025 in Sacramento, California... "Offshore wind can drive economic growth and help lift up communities. At the same time, offshore wind has tremendous promise for meeting the state's clean energy goals."…

"California is playing a historic and leading role in global decarbonization, powering one of the world's largest economies with increasingly clean power, with our sights set on 100% clean energy by 2045," Reynolds said. "The good news is that the existing two leases offshore of Humboldt could be used to develop 2.6 GW of offshore wind, while the three leases offshore at the larger Morro Bay lease areas could lead to development of 7.5 GW. This is tremendous potential."…
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Featured Podcast

The prospects for offshore wind in California

by David Roberts, Volts Podcast, August 14, 2024

In late July, Volts podcast host David Roberts held a conversation on the prospects and future of California offshore wind with Adam Stern, executive director, Offshore Wind California, and Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, offshore wind lead at the US Department of Energy.  David Roberts: “There’s been talk about offshore wind in California for decades, but the last few years have seen a flurry of activity… Virtually all of the state’s big players — the legislature, the California Energy Commission, the state's public utility commission, and the state's grid operator — have put forward planning or goals or funding or some kind of support for offshore wind… I’m talking to Adam Stern, head of the industry coalition Offshore Wind California, and Jocelyn Brown-Saracino, the offshore wind lead at the US Department of Energy. We’ll get into everything California is doing to spin up an industry and the current state of floating wind turbines, which will be needed in the deep West Coast waters…”
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See these encouraging results from the latest Public Policy Institute of California statewide survey on Californians and the Environment. When 1,648 adults were asked, overwhelming majorities favor “allowing wind power and wave energy projects off the California coast.” 78% of all adults favor them, including 67% of Republicans and 89% of Democrats, and support for offshore wind increases to 81% among likely California voters. The total figure is up from 72% in 2019. Support for offshore wind is strong across all major demographic groups (click here for more details).

Featured Video

Going Big on California Offshore Wind – Setting a Course for 25 GW & Beyond (5:58)
Offshore Wind California, September 2023 

Watch the new video highlighting California offshore wind’s milestones and momentum, and essential next steps to deliver its benefits, coming out of the 2023 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Sacramento. “Twenty miles off California’s coast, in the deep blue Pacific Ocean waters, a clean-energy revolution is in the making. One that promises to bring big benefits to Golden State residents by creating new jobs and investment in our port communities and help California meet its climate, clean-energy, and grid-reliability goals. Large floating offshore wind turbines – assembled by California workers and spinning out-of-sight to most shore dwellers – are poised to play a vital role in ensuring the state’s renewable energy future as part of a diverse clean-power portfolio that keeps the lights on and electric grid humming around the clock… California is setting a course to be global leader and hub for floating offshore wind… The time to act is now.” 
Watch video here

Featured Reports

Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan: California Energy Commission, Final Commission Report, Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2024

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the state's final AB 525 strategic plan to deploy floating offshore wind in California. Over the last two and a half years, the CEC has evaluated the essential next steps required for each part of the developing industry, including environmental reviews, economic impacts, transmission, ports, procurement, permitting, supply chain, stakeholder engagement, and suitable seaspace, to create a comprehensive roadmap. The CEC identified key challenges and proposed clear and achievable pathways, working with other California agencies and considering input from industry experts, labor unions, environmental organizations, port communities, Tribal groups, fishermen, and trade associations. The result is a detailed plan that will guide developers and state agencies to provide clean energy for millions of Californians and to responsibly establish an entirely new industry in the process. The final strategic plan represents a watershed moment in California's course and commitment to install 2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045. 
Read full report here 

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