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Threading a Moving needle: The Spatial Dimensions Characterizing US Offshore Wind Policy Drivers

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Elsevier

Creator/Author:

Aaron Russell, Samantha Bingaman, Hannah-Marie Garcia

Description:

Many US Atlantic Coast states have set rigorous goals for offshore wind power generation and developers have responded by leasing established wind energy areas from the federal government. The total project generation under contract has surpassed 6 GW across several established wind energy areas. Under the Biden administration, the US has redoubled efforts to improve and accelerate permitting and job creation as well as support new infrastructure and other research and development initiatives.

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Publication Date:

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia

Multi-State:

Multi-State

Subject:

Government Policy & Regulation

Siting, Leasing, & Permitting

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BOEM Publishes Request for Feedback on Future Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing

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BOEM

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BOEM

Description:

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is conducting a high-level assessment of all waters offshore the United States Atlantic Coast for potential future offshore wind lease locations.

BOEM is seeking input on the Proposed Path Forward for Future Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf through a Request for Feedback (RFF) that published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2018.

BOEM is considering multiple factors to help assess which geographic areas along the Atlantic are the most likely to have highest potential for successful offshore wind development.

BOEM is seeking input on all aspects of our proposed path forward, but particularly, the merits of these factors and whether there are other factors that should be considered at this preliminary stage.