Potential Offshore Wind Energy Areas in California: An Assessment of Locations, Technology, and Costs
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
This report summarizes a study of possible offshore wind energy locations, technologies, and levelized cost of energy in the state of California between 2015 and 2030. The study was funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the federal agency responsible for regulating renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf. It is based on reference wind energy areas where representative technology and performance characteristics were evaluated. These reference areas were identified as sites that were suitable to represent offshore wind cost and technology based on physical site conditions, wind resource quality, known existing site use, and proximity to necessary infrastructure. The purpose of this study is to assist energy policy decision-making by state utilities, independent system operators, state government officials and policymakers, BOEM, and its key stakeholders. The report is not intended to serve as a prescreening exercise for possible future offshore wind development.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1338174
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-5000-67414
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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