Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina

North Carolina
Source/Sponsor: 
U.S. Department of the Interior
Creator/Author: 
BOEM
Description: 

BOEM is proposing a lease sale for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area (WEA), located in the Carolina Long Bay Area offshore North Carolina. The area proposed for the lease sale consists of approximately 127,865 acres and includes the majority of the Wilmington East WEA, which has the potential to unlock over 1.5 GW of offshore wind energy and power more than 500,000 homes.

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Publication Date: 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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