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.
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Featured Exhibit
2025 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit attendees view the exhibit
California Floating Offshore Wind – Starting Small, Going Big
Where It All Began: A brief history from 1972 to 2025 – May 2025
For the 2025 Pacific Offshore Wind Summit, Offshore Wind California summarized the history and key milestones marking the progress of floating offshore wind power, which is on course to be deployed at scale off the California coast.
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Featured News Story
California isn’t backing down on offshore wind power despite Trump cancellation
By Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2025
California’s ambitious plan to generate clean electricity from offshore wind suffered a considerable blow recently when the Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for the state’s largest project. But industry insiders, experts and officials told The Times they aren’t slowing the pursuit of this up-and-coming technology… The state is persevering. Last year, voters approved Proposition 4, the California climate bond measure that authorized $10 billion for climate and environmental projects. It included $475 million for development of offshore wind — the first $228 million of which was approved last week...
“California isn’t backing down on offshore wind,” said Jana Ganion, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s senior advisor for offshore wind. “We’re planning for up to 25 gigawatts by 2045 because it’s essential that we meet our clean energy goals, create good-paying jobs, and keep the state competitive globally.” Adam Stern, executive director of the trade group Offshore Wind California, pointed to a recent survey by the Public Policy Institute of California that found 75% of voters support wind energy off the coast. “Despite the unfortunate federal headwinds this year, California is staying the course on its commitment to offshore wind,” Stern said…
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Featured Survey
New PPIC Survey: 75% of Californians support offshore wind projects off CA coast, July 2025
See these encouraging results from the latest Public Policy Institute of California statewide survey on Californians and the Environment (July 2025). When 1,736 adults were asked, overwhelming majorities favor “allowing wind power and wave energy projects off the California coast.” 75% of all adults favor them, including 61% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats, and support for offshore wind increases to 77% 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 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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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.”
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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.
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