California has notified the US Department of the Interior (DOI) and Golden State Wind (GSW) of its intention to sue over the federal government’s agreement with the developer to terminate an offshore wind lease off the state’s Central Coast.

In a Notice of Intent to Sue issued on 23 June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild said the agreement violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and threatens the state’s offshore wind development plans, clean energy targets and public investments in the sector.