SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 16 -- The California Energy Commission issued the following news release:

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Today, California sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding its illegal buyout of Invenergy's offshore wind lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild today sent aNotice of Intent to Sue - PDFtargeting an unlawful agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and Invenergy that would thwart California's offshore wind energy development.

Under the agreement announced on June 17, 2026, DOI will unlawfully reallocate more than $111 million in federal taxpay...