Developers bid a total $757 million, or $2,039/acre, for five leases in two wind energy areas off California in the first West Coast offshore wind auction.

Offshore wind developers say the states that are driving project development need to lead on the transmission side by collaborating to build an offshore grid.

BOEM plans to hold the West Coast's first offshore wind auction Dec. 6, a major milestone in developing the first floating wind platforms in the U.S.

A new finding by the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management means California could see its first offshore wind lease auctions by the end of the year.

President Biden on Wednesday proclaimed climate change a “clear and present danger” to the U.S., to which he would respond “with urgency and resolve.”

BOEM's draft EIS for Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey's first offshore wind project, found the project would have potential major impacts to fishing and tourism.

The California Coastal Commission gave conditional approval to BOEM's plans to conduct offshore wind auctions this fall, a significant regulatory milestone.

BOEM issued a proposed sale notice for five lease areas off the California coast, setting the stage for the first West Coast wind auction later this year.

BOEM took comments Thursday from Gulf of Maine OSW task force members about a request for interest it plans to issue by October.

At a California Energy Commission workshop Wednesday, advocates of offshore wind urged state officials to plan for far more wind than is currently contemplated.