The Port of Long Beach has secured a $20 million award from the California Energy Commission to advance the Pier Wind offshore wind hub. The funding will support engineering, environmental assessments, business planning, and community engagement needed before construction begins.
The Pier Wind project is a proposed $4.7 billion facility spanning 400 acres. It will serve as a staging, storage and assembly hub for some of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines, structures comparable in height to the Eiffel Tower.
Once assembled, these turbines will be towed by sea to lease areas 20 to 30 miles offshore in central and northern California. The facility is intended to help the state reach its goal of generating 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045, sufficient to power approximately 25 million homes.
The Port of Long Beach will match $11 million in funding, with the $20 million award representing the
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