January 21, 2025

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

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Delaware, US Wind Finalize $100M+ in Community Benefits
Delaware has finalized a benefit agreement with US Wind for allowing the developer to use a state park to run export cables from the offshore wind farms it hopes to build.
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Offshore Wind Industry Girds for 2025, Trump Presidency
President-elect Trump said he would halt offshore wind power development, but how big of an impact he will have on the industry remains to be seen.
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Connecticut Closes the Door on 2024 OSW Procurement
Vineyard Offshore no longer plans to proceed with its bid for the 1,200-MW Vineyard Wind 2 project following Connecticut’s decision not to buy power from the project.
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BOEM Sees Renewed Interest in Gulf of Mexico OSW
Requests that two developers submitted this year have prompted BOEM to start planning a 2026 offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Maryland Offshore Wind Plan Gains Final BOEM Approval
Federal regulators continue to advance offshore wind energy development, issuing a key approval for a Maryland proposal and smoothing the way for as many as six future projects in the New York Bight.
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SouthCoast Wind Nears Federal Approval with FEIS Release
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the final environmental impact statement for SouthCoast Wind, bringing the project one step closer to final approval.
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WINDPOWER: Lessons Learned from Early Offshore Efforts
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decreased its offshore wind permitting times 20% as it gains experience and works to expedite development of the clean energy sector. 
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BOEM, DOD to Coordinate on Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Defense and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have reached a memorandum of understanding intended to improve the collaboration of offshore wind power development proposals. 
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Gulf of Maine OSW Auction Results in Four Leases Worth $21.9M
The first-ever offshore wind lease auction for the Gulf of Maine resulted in the sale of four offshore lease areas to two developers, bringing in a total of about $21.9 million.
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BOEM Completes Assessment of Future NY Bight Wind Farms
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s programmatic environmental impact statement looks at six wind lease areas covering nearly a half-million acres in the New York Bight. 

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