In its Climate Action Plan, the state of Louisiana has set a goal of 5GW of offshore wind by 2035. The Climate Action Plan includes 28 strategies and 84 specific actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the state economy.
The action on offshore wind (Action 1.3.) concerns strategic planning for the development of offshore wind power with a near-term goal of prioritising strategic planning for outreach, workforce, and impacts assessments. The Plan proposes enacting a 5,000 MW offshore wind power generation goal by 2035, which will necessitate strategic collaboration between Louisiana's state agencies and the federal government, transmission planning agencies, energy regulators, utilities, and the private sector to take additional steps to advance the development of offshore wind power generation.
