A 9.5-megawatt floating wind turbine off the coast of Aberdeen, ScotlandPREVIOUSLY###The latest offshore wind lease ended due to pressure from the Trump Administration is a site off Humboldt Bay, a deal that has drawn ire from North Coast elected officials. The settlement follows a concerted effort by the Trump Administration to halt or stymie offshore wind projects across the country, met with lawsuits from developers. “The overall California RWE wind project would have advanced clean, reliable wind energy—enough to power for 5 million-homes—and created good rural jobs for the North Coast. The state of California has goals to reach a 100% zero-carbon electricity grid, with offshore wind representing a key piece in delivering the goal of 25,000 megawatts by 2045. And the promise of offshore wind remains: clean, reliable energy built locally by well-paying blue collar jobs.