California Officials Appear To Push Back Offshore Wind Project Timetable

October 24, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) administration appears to be pushing back its projections for when the state’s first floating offshore wind energy projects will become operational -- with one advisor telling lawmakers it could take until at least 2035, well past the long-running goal of 2030 established by the administration and industry. “[T]he first 6 to 10 gigawatts [GW] of offshore wind generation will happen between 2030 and 2035, or so -- the ‘or so’ has an asterisk,” said Jana...


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