Oregon’s loss could turn into California’s gain as Principle Power Inc., the lead on a stalled Oregon offshore wind project, has entered into an agreement with a wholesale power company to install a 150-MW public-private project off the Humboldt County coastline in Northern California.
A consortium of companies including Principle Power, EDPR Offshore North America, Ake Solutions Inc., H.T. Harvey & Associates and Herrera Environmental Consultants will bring the 12- to 17-turbine floating-wind project to California under an agreement with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), which will buy the power. The project will be located about 20 miles off the coast of Eureka.