At a California Energy Commission workshop Wednesday, advocates of offshore wind urged state officials to plan for far more wind than is currently contemplated.

The California Energy Commission issued a draft report Friday that would establish goals of building 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 10 to 15 GW by 2045.

With grid challenges looming and lithium in short supply, California is looking to accelerate the deployment of non-lithium-ion long-duration storage.