The California Energy Commission said it will take more time to consider offshore wind targets that stakeholders said were too low based on potential capacity.

Lawmakers, regulators, agency administrators and power producers explored the clean energy transformation in New York at IPPNY's 36th annual Spring Conference.

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

The first offshore transmission project in New York will run from Empire Wind 1 right under Brooklyn streets — and drew no comment from local residents.

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides said that forward momentum on new lease areas “is a great exciting announcement."

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a 15-year, $191 million plan to make the city a manufacturing and staging center for the offshore wind industry.

Offshore wind developers said empathy for communities and ocean users is the key to winning stakeholder support of their projects.

Labor unions, environmentalists and state residents told federal officials they largely support the 2-GW Empire Wind project in the New York Bight.

California’s goal of 100% renewables by 2045 makes a suggested offshore wind development target of at least 10 GW insufficient, a major developer said.