State officials currently pursuing offshore wind projects said they need additional federal help on transmission planning.

The Biden administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to meeting its goal to deploy 30 GW of OSW by 2030, a top federal energy official said.

Offshore wind developers are stressing that carefully coordinated port development, which could require massive funding, is key to achieving state goals.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy to break ground on a California demonstration plant to extract lithium from brine pumped from geothermal wells.

California’s goal of 100% renewables by 2045 makes a suggested offshore wind development target of at least 10 GW insufficient, a major developer said.

A New Hampshire budget trailer bill includes a plan to restructure certain parts of the state government within a new Department of Energy.

The Texas Reliability Entity’s director of reliability services said that renewable energy will be crucial if the state is to survive another brutal summer.

Arizona Corporation Commission voted to advance energy rules requiring electric utilities to cut carbon emissions 50% by 2032, 100% by 2070.

BOEM is looking for manpower and increased efficiencies to handle the offshore wind permit applications expected, an official told Reuters.

The Biden administration announced plans to offer leases for California’s first offshore wind areas, plots big enough for 4.6 GW of generation.