California’s ‘Ambitious’ Offshore Wind Goal Seen as Unachievable
- BloombergNEF sees only 1.1 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035
- California seeks 4.5 gigawatts offshore wind in renewable push
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California’s plan to bring offshore wind farms to its coastline by 2035 as part of the state’s push to get more energy from renewable sources may be a tall order, according to BloombergNEF.
The California Public Utilities Commission has just mandated that the state build more than 56 gigawatts of clean energy over the next 11 years, with 8% of that coming from offshore wind. While some initial steps to erect wind turbines off California’s coast have been pursued by developers, nothing has been built yet.