Golden State Wind

Golden State Wind (CA Morro Bay, OCS-P 0564), floating; Ocean Winds + CPP Investments; lease relinquished Apr 2026 -- Ocean Winds (EDPR/ENGIE JV) secured reimbursement for the Golden State Wind and Bluepoint Wind offshore leases, broadly…

Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
Ocean Winds — 50% ◆
CICPP Investments — 50% ◆
Location
United States
Northeast Pacific
Technology
Capacity 2,000 MW ◇
Turbines —
Foundation Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination BOEM California (Pacific) Lease Sale — Morro Bay & Humboldt (first US floating sale) · 2022 ·
Water depth 900–1300 m ◇ Distance from shore 32.2 km ◇ Wind speed 9.3 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake —
Grid —
Schedule
COD —
Cancelled 27 Apr 2026 ◆

Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record

1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 3 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market

the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers

construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification

Rests on 10 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
BOEM2026-04
supportsTotal capacity
[8]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2026-08-23◆ US BOEM offshore-wind register (FR docum…
“Lease row OCS-P 0564: companies ['Golden State Wind LLC']; lease_dates ['06/01/2023']; lease_terms ['33 Years']; states ['CA']; block_count 91.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator4
[5]
Ocean Winds2022-12◆ Golden State Wind — Ocean Winds / CPP In…
“The winning bid for lease area OCS-P 0564 was $150.3 million, with OW and CPP Investments each maintaining a 50% investment in the project.”
supportsoperatorowner
[7]
California Energy Commission2026-05-04◆ California Energy Commission Issues Subp…
“Today, the California Energy Commission announced that it has issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State Wind LLC seeking documents and information related to the company’s recent…”
supportsStatus note
[9]
California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General2026-08-28◆ Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit…
“California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission filed suit against the Trump Administration and Golden State Wind LLC ... Bonta: "California will continue to aggressively fi…”
supportsStatus note
[10]
EDPR2026-04-27◆ Ocean Winds has agreed to settle imminen…
“Madrid, April 27th 2026: Ocean Winds [...] has agreed to settle imminent claims with the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) concerning the offshore wind leases of Bluepoint Wind (OCS -A 0537) and Golde…”
supportsCancelled
Trade press4
[2]
Golden State Wind2024
supportsFoundationWater depthDistance from shore
[3]
Offshore Wind Power Hub2024
supportsCoordinates
[4]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
[6]
EDPR2026-Q2◆ EDPR — EDPR 1H26 Interim Report
“On April 27, EDPR informed that Ocean Winds, its 50/50 wind offshore joint venture with ENGIE, secured reimbursement for the Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind offshore leases, with EDPR expected to…”
supportsBackground
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