As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced three major milestones to advance commercial offshore wind energy development.
The Department will propose a lease sale for wind energy development in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore the Carolinas; initiate an environmental review of Mayflower Wind’s proposal for a commercial wind-energy project offshore Massachusetts; and request information to further assess commercial interest in wind-energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico. The Department is seeking public input on all three proposals.
“These milestones represent great potential for addressing climate change through a clean, reliable, domestic energy resource while providing good-paying jobs,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. “We have an exciting road ahead, and Interior is up to the challenge! As we make progress toward deploying 30 gig
