On 26 May, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for potential commercial wind energy development at up to five areas within the two previously identified Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off California.
The PSN contains proposed auction details and lease terms for offshore wind energy development in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area and Humboldt Wind Energy Area which together cover 373,268 acres in federal waters and could accommodate 4.5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity.