California Coastal Commission

Commission staff will be conducting reviews of consistency determinations (CDs) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of proposed lease areas in federal waters of the North and Central Coasts. The documents below are meant to provide the interested public with the status of these CDs, any issues arising from the review, and some information received from the federal agency as part of this review process. The Commission conditionally concurred with BOEM’s CD for the Humboldt Wind Energy Area in April 2022. The hearing for the proposed Morro Bay Wind Energy Area is anticipated for June 2022. Comments on this item should be directed to osw@coastal.ca.gov.

Documents and Resources:

The documents below are in reference to the Morro Bay Energy Area:

BOEM’s Draft Environmental Assessment

The documents below are in reference to the Humboldt Wind Energy Area:

The staff recommendation is Item 8 on the Thursday tab

Coastal Commission Public Hearing Video
Coastal Commission Adopted Findings
Exhibits to Coastal Commission Adopted Findings

Adopted findings and exhibits incorporate the changes outlined in the addendum into the staff recommendation.

Appendices to Adopted Findings
Coastal Commission Concurrence Letter

Frequently Asked Questions/Preguntas más frecuentes

Offshore Wind Energy Resources:

Fishing Outreach Meeting Summaries:

Staff Recommendation:

The staff recommendation for the Morro Bay offshore wind leasing activities consistency determination is now available as item 7a on the Commission’s June 8th agenda. To submit written comments on the staff recommendation, please email osw@coastal.ca.gov before 5:00 PM on Friday, June 3rd. A full description of commenting options and procedures is provided in the hearing notice. The June Commission hearing will be a hybrid meeting, which will allow for virtual participation through zoom, and in-person participation at the meeting location in Del Mar, California.

Background:

On September 9, 2021, Commission staff provided an informational briefing on the process of federal consistency review for the proposed offshore wind lease sale. A recording of the briefing is available under Item 7a on the September agenda (time stamp 1:08:22 on the video archive).