Last week, the Department of the Interior announced the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for three proposed lease areas in the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California: one in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area off central California and two proposed lease areas in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area off northern California, totaling approximately 373,268 acres that have the potential to unlock over 4.5 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, power more than 1.5 million homes. The PSN was published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022 and opens a 60-day public comment period and provides detailed information about the proposed lease areas, proposed lease provisions and conditions, and auction details.
