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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) On or before June 1, 2022, the commission shall evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment, and decarbonization benefits and shall establish megawatt offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045.
(b) In establishing the goals pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall consider all of the following:
(1) The findings of the 2021 joint report issued pursuant to the former Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2) The need to develop a skilled and trained offshore wind workforce.
(3) The potential to attract supply-chain manufacturing for offshore wind components throughout the Pacific region.
(4) The need for reliable renewable energy that accommodates California's shifting peak load.
(5) The generation profile of offshore wind off the coast of California.
(6) The need for economies of scale to reduce the costs of floating offshore wind.
(7) The need to initiate long-term transmission and infrastructure planning to facilitate delivery of offshore wind energy to Californians.
(8) The availability of federal tax incentives for offshore wind investments.
(9) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory report finding that California has 200 gigawatts of offshore wind technical power potential.
(10) The opportunity for California to participate in the federal government's intention to deploy 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and to create a pathway to unlocking 110,000 megawatts by 2050.
(11) Any executive action from the Governor regarding offshore wind.
(12) Potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, and national defense, and strategies for addressing those potential impacts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25991.1 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-25991-1/
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