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Rhode Island’s offshore wind potential is over 25.6 GW, according to data from NREL. In early November, 2016, Deepwater WInd’s 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm began operations in anticipation of running at full capacity by late November. This is the nation’s first offshore wind farm. It is comprised of five turbines mounted to the Gulf Coast-manufactured foundations. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, Rhode Island and Massachusetts have equal terms on a 400 square-mile Wind Energy Area (WEA). Deepwater Wind holds the commercial lease to develop the WEA and has proposed a project of up to 1200 MW—enough to power 350,000 homes. In 2010, the state received American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds of $22.3 million to redevelop the Quonset Business Park to accommodate the offshore wind industry.

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State Resources

Title Source/Sponsorsort descending Date
Proposed Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System (BITS) Right of Way US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) May 22 2012
Rhode Island & Massachusetts Area Identification- Wind Energy Area (WEA) (with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart background) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Feb 22 2012
Rhode Island & Massachusetts Area Identification- Wind Energy Area (WEA) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Feb 22 2012
Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts- Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Jun 29 2012
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- MA/RI Joint Task Force Meeting Attendance List US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Dec 10 2010
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- RI/MA Joint Task Force Meeting Attendance List US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) May 2 2011
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- RI/MA Renewable EnergyTask Force- Next Steps: BOEMRE Environmental Review Process US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) May 2 2011
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- RI/MA Renewable Energy Task Force- Teleconference US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Jun 3 2011
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)- RI/MA Renewable Energy Task Force- Welcome & Introductions US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) May 2 2011
Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts- Call for Information and Nominations (Call) [Docket No. BOEM-2011-0049] US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Oct 11 2011
Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing: Rhode Island US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Mar 15 2011
Offshore Renewable Energy Program: Information Meetings US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Jun 9 2011
Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts- Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) [Docket No. BOEM–2011–0063] US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Aug 18 2011
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Call Area US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Aug 17 2011
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Call Area (with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart background) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Aug 17 2011
Rhode Island- Massachusetts Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) for Commercial Wind Development- Call for Information and Nomination (CFI) and Notice of Intent (NOA) to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Sep 20 2011
Rhode Island- Massachusetts Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) for Commercial Wind Development- Call for Information and Nomination (CFI) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Sep 19 2011
Rhode Island Information Meetings US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) May 3 2011
Unsolicited Lease Request Areas Within the Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Dec 10 2010
Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts- Call for Information and Nominations (Call) [Docket No. BOEM–2011–0049] US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Aug 18 2011
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the US Department of Interior (DOI) and Atlantic Coast States to Create an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium US Department of Interior (DOI); States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina Jun 8 2010
Minerals Management Service (MMS) Rhode Island Task Force Meeting- Renewable Energy Uses of the Outer Continental Shelf US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Nov 17 2009
Overview of Minerals Management Service (MMS) Leasing Process- MMS Rhode Island Task Force US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Nov 17 2009
Request for Interest (RFI) in Renewable Energy Leasing Offshore Rhode Island US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Nov 17 2009
Minerals Management Service (MMS) Rhode Island Task Force Meeting Attendance List US Minerals Management Service (MMS) Nov 17 2009

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