offshore wind

This month's lease sales for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area were a victory for renewable energy advocates. But the offshore wind project is also raising concerns about its potential impact on the whales that migrate through coastal California's waters every year.

In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County finalizes the November election, and five companies win offshore wind leases for projects off the California coast.

The federal government has announced the five companies who won leases today for offshore wind development in California, including three in the waters off of Morro Bay.

Several dozen companies are competing today for leases to build massive floating wind farms in deep ocean waters off Morro Bay and Humboldt County. The auction is the first major step toward producing offshore wind energy off the West Coast.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding a lease sale for offshore wind projects off the coast of California today. Three of the five areas of ocean are off the coast of Morro Bay, in an area that’s culturally significant to local indigenous tribes.

The West Coast’s offshore wind projects will move one step closer tomorrow, when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) auctions off leases for five areas of ocean planned to hold floating wind turbines.

The California Energy Commission voted today to move forward with a historic target for offshore wind energy in the state, setting a goal they say could power almost 4 million homes by 2030 and 25 million homes by midcentury.

Floating offshore wind turbines are planned for the waters off places like Morro Bay, but they’re still a long way off. Some advocates are pushing for that process to be sped up as much as possible.

A potential renewable energy game-changer for California could be coming soon to the Central Coast: floating offshore wind turbines in a 376-square-mile area of ocean off of San Luis Obispo County’s coastline.

A potential renewable energy game-changer for California could be coming soon to the Central Coast: floating offshore wind turbines in a 376-square-mile area of ocean off of San Luis Obispo County’s coastline.