November 15, 2024

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

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Maine Approved for Floating Wind Research Lease
BOEM's decision paves the way for placement of up to 12 floating turbines with a combined rating of up to 144 MW in a Gulf of Maine research array.
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Dominion and Equinor Win OSW Lease Auction
Two Central Atlantic offshore wind areas drew a combined $92.65 million in high bids during the region’s first federal wind lease auction in a decade.
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No Environmental Impact Seen from Oregon OSW Leasing
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has concluded that leasing areas off the Oregon Coast for wind energy development would have no significant environmental impact.
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Environmental Review of Maryland OSW Plan Completed
Federal regulators completed their environmental review of a wind energy proposal off the Maryland coast, putting the US Wind project in line to be the 10th approved in U.S. waters. 
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BOEM Cancels Gulf of Mexico Wind Lease Auction
The second Gulf of Mexico wind lease auction has been canceled for lack of interest, but an unsolicited request has been submitted for wind lease elsewhere in the Gulf. 
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3 OSW Proposals Submitted to NJ
One of the proposals contains a rebid of a project that already holds a New Jersey contract
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Dominion to Buy Kitty Hawk North Offshore Wind Lease
Avangrid agrees to shed some of its wind power development potential off the North Carolina coast.
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BOEM Approves NJ’s Atlantic Shores OSW Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has given the go-ahead to New Jersey’s foremost offshore wind project, the 1,510-MW Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. 
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BOEM Sets Central Atlantic OSW Auction for August
This auction is the first in a series of a dozen offshore wind lease sales tentatively scheduled by BOEM through the end of 2028.
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CEC Delays Vote on California OSW Plan
The California Energy Commission yielded to public requests for more time to review a 400-page offshore wind document, which was released less than 24 hours before the scheduled vote.

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