New Atlantic Coast Areas Opened To Ocean Wind

Feds Eye More Wind Energy Leases

Christopher Walsh, April 11, 2018 (East Hampton Star)

“The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [BOEM] is calling for information and nominations from companies interested in commercial wind energy leases within a proposed area in the New York Bight, an area of shallow waters between Long Island and the New Jersey coast…[T]he agency seeks public opinion on the potential for wind energy development in the area, including site conditions, resources, and multiple uses in close proximity to, or within, the areas…[Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo welcomed BOEM’s support for] one of the largest offshore wind development plans in the country, which [is expected to] power 1.2 million New York homes and create 5,000 good-paying jobs…” click here for more

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