This time, the models spat out substantially different results. Under those limits, the West could meet its clean power needs with just 21 million acres of solar, wind and other zero-carbon resources.

But if the projects continue to take as long as the 27-turbine Strauss Wind Energy Project, which began in 2001 and started up in December, California’s clean energy goals are in trouble.

“If this bill becomes law, families will face higher electric bills, factories will shut down, Americans will lose their jobs ...

Why it matters: California’s offshore wind plans rely on a federal policy that offers billions of dollars in grants, subsidies and tax incentives. Trump is no fan of offshore wind: Trump has ...

California Looks To Offshore Wind As Next Green Energy Source . In July, the California Energy Commission unanimously approved a sweeping plan to develop a massive floating offshore wind industry in ...

SAFE HARBOR: It used to be that proponents of California offshore wind energy lamented being behind their East Coast brethren. But now that the technology is in the crosshairs of President Donald ...

California’s main grid operator wants to spend more than $4.5 billion to upgrade the state’s transmission system for offshore wind, underscoring a nationwide shift toward major investments in ...

Here’s what California’s offshore wind industry might look like. In a patch of calm water off the Port of Long Beach, 1,000-foot wind turbines would be assembled before they’re towed out to sea.

The first, full-sized floating offshore wind turbine in the United States will tower 850 feet above the waves in the Gulf of Maine – roughly as tall as New York City’s famed 30 Rockefeller ...