Fourteen companies respond to call covering potential development of up to three sites off the US state

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has revealed that 14 companies have shown an interest in developing offshore wind projects off the coast of California.

The responses came to a call for information and nominations for leasing up to three sites on the outer continental shelf.

Companies that responded are Algonquin Power Fund, WPD Offshore Alpha, Avangrid Renewables, Castle Wind, Cierco Corporation, EDF Renewables Development, EDF Renewables North America, EC&R (eON) Development, EDP Renewables North America, Equinor Wind, Mission Floating Wind, Northcoast Floating Wind, Northland Power America, Redwood Coast Energy Authority and US Mainstream Renewable Power.

BOEM said that no decision has been made to offer leases for the Humbolt, Morro Bay and Diablo Canyon sites.

In total the sites include 85 outer continental shelf blocks and 573 partial blocks covering approximately 1726 square kilometres.