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AB 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan

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Jones, M.; Bartridge, J.; Walker, L. (2024). AB 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (Report No. CEC-700-2023- 009-V2-CMF). Report for California Energy Commission.
TY - RPRT
TI - AB 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan
AU - Jones, M
AU - Bartridge, J
AU - Walker, L
AB - Assembly Bill 525 (Chiu, Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021) directs the California Energy Commission (CEC) to complete and submit a strategic plan for offshore wind development in federal waters off the California coast to the California Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the State Legislature.This strategic plan is the last of four work products the CEC is directed to prepare by AB 525. The strategic plan consists of three volumes: Volume I is an overview report, Volume II is the main report, and Volume III contains the technical appendices. Over 500 pages of public comment on the Draft Strategic Plan, along with numerous comments throughout the AB 525 report development process, are available at the California Offshore Renewable Energy Docket, 17-MISC-01.In preparing the strategic plan, the CEC coordinated with federal, state, and local agencies and a wide variety of interested parties. As required by AB 525, this strategic plan identifies suitable sea space to accommodate California’s offshore wind planning goals, includes a discussion of economic and workforce development and port space and infrastructure, and assesses transmission investments, upgrades, and associated costs. In addition, this strategic plan presents the permitting processes for offshore wind facilities and identifies potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, underserved communities, and national defense. The plan also outlines potential strategies that could address possible impacts such as avoidance, minimization, monitoring, mitigation, and adaptive management.Draft Commission Report - Volume I: Overview of AB 525 Strategic Plan. Published January 19, 2024Draft Commission Report - Volume II: AB 525 Plan. Published January 19, 2024Draft Commission Report - Volume III: Appendices for AB 525 Strategic Plan. Published January 19, 2024.Final Commisson Report - AB 525 Strategic Plan Final – Volume I: Overview Report. Published June 25, 2024.Final Commisson Report - AB 525 Strategic Plan Final – Volume II: Main Report. Published June 25, 2024.Final Commisson Report - AB 525 Strategic Plan Final – Volume III: Appendices. Published June 25, 2024.Adopted Final Commisson Report - Strategic Plan Volume I: OverviewAdopted Final Commisson Report - Strategic Plan Volume II: Main ReportAdopted Final Commisson Report - Strategic Plan Volume III: Appendices
DA - 2024/07//
PY - 2024
SN - CEC-700-2023- 009-V2-CMF
UR - https://www.energy.ca.gov/publications/2023/ab-525-offshore-wind-strategic-plan
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Attraction
KW - Avoidance
KW - Changes in Flow
KW - Chemicals
KW - Collision
KW - Displacement
KW - EMF
KW - Entanglement
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Lighting
KW - Noise
KW - Vessel Strike
KW - Bats
KW - Birds
KW - Ecosystem Processes
KW - Fish
KW - Invertebrates
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Physical Environment
KW - Reptiles
KW - Sea Turtles
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Climate Change
KW - Environmental Impact Assessment
KW - Environmental Justice
KW - Fisheries
KW - Legal & Policy
KW - Marine Spatial Planning
KW - Navigation
KW - Recreation & Tourism
KW - Social & Economic Data
KW - Visual Impacts
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Assembly Bill 525 (Chiu, Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021) directs the California Energy Commission (CEC) to complete and submit a strategic plan for offshore wind development in federal waters off the California coast to the California Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the State Legislature.

This strategic plan is the last of four work products the CEC is directed to prepare by AB 525. The strategic plan consists of three volumes: Volume I is an overview report, Volume II is the main report, and Volume III contains the technical appendices. Over 500 pages of public comment on the Draft Strategic Plan, along with numerous comments throughout the AB 525 report development process, are available at the California Offshore Renewable Energy Docket, 17-MISC-01.

In preparing the strategic plan, the CEC coordinated with federal, state, and local agencies and a wide variety of interested parties. As required by AB 525, this strategic plan identifies suitable sea space to accommodate California’s offshore wind planning goals, includes a discussion of economic and workforce development and port space and infrastructure, and assesses transmission investments, upgrades, and associated costs. In addition, this strategic plan presents the permitting processes for offshore wind facilities and identifies potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, underserved communities, and national defense. The plan also outlines potential strategies that could address possible impacts such as avoidance, minimization, monitoring, mitigation, and adaptive management.