January 17, 2024 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT/01:00 PM to 03:00 PM ET
On January 17, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT/1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO) and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) hosted the West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Convening Series kickoff meeting.
Throughout 2024, GDO and BOEM will host a series of Convening Workshops with subject matter experts and decision makers, including Tribal Nations, state governments, and regional transmission operators to gather input about West Coast offshore wind transmission planning needs and challenges. Following the Convening Series, DOE and BOEM will develop a set of recommendations that outline immediate actions needed to connect the first generation of West Coast offshore wind projects onto the electric grid, and longer-term efforts to support needed transmission over the next several decades. These recommendations will be published as a region-specific addendum to the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Action Plan. The kickoff webinar on January 17, 2024, previewed the goals and plan for the upcoming Convening Series.
Agenda Preview
| TIME | TOPIC |
| 10:00 PT / 1:00 ET: | Welcome and Keynote Remarks |
| 10:20 PT / 1:20 ET: | Kickoff meeting Purpose and Goals; DOE and BOEM’s Offshore Wind Transmission Program Overview |
| 10:30 PT / 1:30 ET: | West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Convening Workshop Series Overview and Q&A |
| 11:00 PT / 2:00 ET: | West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Study (WOW-TS) Overview and Q&A |
| 11:20 PT / 2:20 ET: | Lessons Learned from the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study, Convening Series, and Action Plan and Q&A |
| 12:00 PT / 3:00 ET: | Closing |