Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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The areas are expected to have the potential to supply 2.4 GW of clean renewable energy. -
The strategy is part of larger interagency effort to promote recovery of the North Atlantic right whale while responsibly developing offshore wind.
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Twenty-six companies participated in what was the last GOM lease sale scheduled until 2025.
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The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to power 900,000 homes, support thousands of jobs, and add 2,600 MW of energy to the grid.
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The Biden administration postpones Sale 261 while awaiting court ruling.
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The lease auction aims to advance the president’s commitment to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.
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The lease area has the potential to support enough offshore wind power to run more than 1 million homes.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the increase is needed to keep pace with inflation.
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Controversial Sale 259 was conducted as mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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The proposed sale notice consists of more than 300,000 acres in three designated areas offshore Louisiana and Texas.
