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Interior Dept. Dives Into Plans for Offshore Wind Farms

April 16, 2018
New lease areas lay the groundwork for unprecedented offshore energy boom.

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the sale of two new offshore wind lease areas off Massachusetts, a call for input on additional proposed lease areas in the New York Bight, and a high-level assessment of all Atlantic Coast waters for potential future offshore wind lease locations. Details