The California Energy Commission has issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State Wind, seeking documents and information related to the company’s agreement with the United States Department of the Interior to abandon its offshore wind lease.
According to the Department of the Interior, Golden State Wind has agreed to relinquish its lease in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area off the central coast of California and to forgo future offshore wind development in the USA. The lease is identified as OCS-P 0564.
Under the agreement, the company is expected to receive a payout of USD 120 million from the federal government, subject to an equivalent investment in USA oil and gas projects outside California.
The California Energy Commission stated that no further details of the agreement have been made available to the state or the public. As part of its investigation, the Commission is requesting the agreement and related information, including the basis for the arrangement and any representations made by Golden State Wind to the federal government during its development.
