The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11.
The lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay area that, if developed, could result in at least 1.3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power nearly 500,000 homes.
“BOEM is focused on ensuring that any development offshore North Carolina is done...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/carolinas-offshore-wind-lease-sale-set-for-may/