Offshore wind will help California deliver on its promise of quality jobs, clean air, and affordable 100% renewable energy.
Advocates call on the California Energy Commission to GO BIG on offshore wind by setting a target of 20GW of offshore wind.
The offshore wind industry in California is projected to support over 17,500 good-paying jobs in 2045.
With proper planning, we can provide communities with the clean energy and clean air they deserve, while building a new industry and economic sector providing career-track, family-sustaining jobs in hard-hit areas.
Thank you, Governor Newsom! CA is going big on offshore wind!
OFFSHORE WIND IS GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA
BRIGHTLINE Defense REPORT
California Offshore Wind:
Winding up for Economic Growth and Environmental Equity
Environment California Report
Deep Water On the Road to 100:
How Offshore Wind Power Can Help California Meet Its Climate Goals for Clean Energy
The comprehensive, economic assessment report, “California’s Offshore Wind Electricity Opportunity,” comes in the wake of several key policy developments that will accelerate offshore wind development in California - including a landmark agreement between the Biden administration and the state of California to open up state coastal waters to offshore wind development for the first time.
CLIMATE & clean Air
Let’s create a 100% renewable energy future for our generation, and the next.
jobs & clean Energy
Offshore wind can bring us good jobs and affordable 100% renewable energy.
WE MUST ACT NOW
We shouldn’t wait to harness the untapped potential of our powerful offshore wind energy.
We need to tap into offshore wind power to deliver on the promise of 100% clean, renewable energy.
In the U.S., offshore wind has the potential to generate more than 2,000 GW of capacity per year — nearly double the nation’s current electricity use.
Even if only 1% of that potential is captured, nearly 6.5 million homes could be powered by offshore wind energy within the next decade.
An analysis conducted in late 2016 by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory looked at the coastline of California and estimated offshore wind could produce about 1.5 times of the state’s total energy consumption, based on 2014 numbers.