May 16 is the last day for the public to weigh in on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s draft environmental assessment focusing on the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area, which is being looked at as a possible area for offshore wind energy development projects. According to BOEM, the environmental assessment examines the “potential environmental impacts associated with issuing future commercial wind leases, including site characterization and site assessment activities” in the area located about 20 miles off San Luis Obispo County in California’s Central Coast. “Public comments and input are critical in informing BOEM's decision-making process,” the Bureau said…

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment regarding an area near Morro Bay, California under consideration for offshore wind development.  The draft released this week by the Bureau delves into the possible effects of future commercial leasing and other “site characterization and assessment activities” within the area, which is about 20 miles off the central California coast and encompasses about 240,898 acres or 376 square miles. The area, if developed, could generate up to three gigawatts of clean energy and power over a million homes, according to BOEM.  “Before approving the construction…