The US Bureau of Ocean Power Administration (BOEM) has finalised 4 new wind vitality areas (WEAS) within the Gulf of Mexico that might assist offshore wind tasks with the potential to provide sufficient renewable vitality to energy greater than three million properties.
The 4 WEAs embrace Choice J, 495,567 acres situated roughly 47.2 miles off the coast of Texas, with the potential to assist tasks that might energy 2.1 million properties; Choice Okay, 119,635 acres situated roughly 61.5 miles off the coast of Texas, with the potential to assist tasks that might energy 508,200 properties; Choice L, 91,157 acres situated roughly 52.9 miles off the coast of Texas, with the potential to assist tasks that might energy 387,450 properties; and Choice N, 56,978 acres situated roughly 82 miles off the coast of Louisiana with the potential to assist tasks that might energy roughly 242,000 properties.
The subsequent steps within the leasing course of embrace issuing a proposed sale discover with a 60-day public remark interval, in response to BOEM.
Earlier than finalising the WEAs, BOEM collaborated with NOAA’s Nationwide Centres for Coastal Ocean Science to construct a mannequin that analysed your complete Gulf of Mexico ecosystem to determine and minimise potential conflicts with marine sources and ocean customers.
“BOEM is pursuing one other offshore wind lease sale within the Gulf of Mexico attributable to continued business curiosity and suggestions from our companions and key stakeholders,” stated Elizabeth Klein, BOEM Director.
“BOEM will proceed to work with the Tribes, different authorities companions, coastal states, ocean customers, and native communities as we advance our work in a fashion that seeks to responsibly develop offshore areas whereas minimizing potential conflicts with different ocean makes use of and marine life within the Gulf of Mexico.”
The announcement of recent WEAs follows the first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale in August which noticed two builders bid for one among three obtainable offshore wind space leases.
The lease sale introduced a excessive bid of USD 5.6 million from RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC for the Lake Charles Lease Space.
The realm has the potential to generate roughly 1.24 gigawatts of offshore wind vitality capability and energy almost 435,400 properties with renewable vitality, in response to BOEM.
The Galveston I and Galveston II areas offshore Texas obtained zero bids and have been unawarded.
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