The Pacific Offshore Wind Summit is the premier annual event for advancing offshore wind energy in California. It brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to collaborate on strategies for positioning California as a global leader in floating wind development. The Summit focuses on knowledge-sharing, strategic planning, and fostering partnerships with state and federal lawmakers to drive innovation, create jobs, and establish expertise in the Pacific Rim and beyond.
This past year we held our Fifth Annual Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Sacramento on May 19-21, 2025. That event brought together hundreds of top state officials, industry leaders, and other stakeholders and helped mobilize support and build momentum for California as it forges ahead to meet its ambitious planning goal to generate a nation-leading 25 gigawatts (GW) from offshore wind by 2045.
For 2026, we're planning to take the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit to the next level - and a new location - to highlight California's ongoing efforts to make floating offshore wind a key part of its clean-energy future.
We are thrilled with the prospect of bringing the Summit to Long Beach in 2026. With the news and progress over the past months, there is no better time and no other offshore wind event that offers as much access and dialogue with California state officials, industry leaders, and other stakeholders under one roof.
Since our last gathering, California offshore wind has continued to make important strides on the essential next steps to bring this important clean-energy resource online (see our latest Fact Sheet). Most notable were:
California is staying the course on offshore wind, and so are we. Despite federal headwinds this year, California continues to demonstrate its determination to be a clean-energy leader and remains committed to its plans for offshore wind — by upgrading the state's ports, building new transmission, procuring clean energy at scale, and more. The proof points for California's continued progress and commitment to offshore wind are clear.
At the 2026 Summit, we'll focus on the next set of vital actions California must take to implement the AB 525 strategic plan and its goal to deploy 25 GW of floating offshore wind by 2045. Summit participants will have a chance to:
At the Summit, we'll also examine how California can work with government lawmakers to be a global leader and hub for floating wind development, jobs, and expertise - in the Pacific Rim and beyond.
Offshore Wind California is a coalition of industry partners with a shared interest in promoting policies and public support for the responsible development of offshore wind power in California.
Our members are dedicated to providing an independent voice and industry expertise to facilitate offshore wind deployment off California's coast. OWC will undertake public education and advocacy of this renewable resource as part of a comprehensive solution to California's energy needs. Offshore Wind California is a nonprofit, 501(c)(6) organization.
