California Coastal Commission

The Coastal Commission conducted 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 information on 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, and conditionally concurred with BOEM’s CD for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area in June 2022. Adopted findings for both hearings are available in the links below.

Documents and Resources:

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

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:

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).