BOEM asks for public review and comments of offshore wind area off Maine

Area identified in collaboration with government partners and consideration of feedback from ocean users, public

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified a Draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine, opening a 30-day public review and comment period.    The Draft WEA covers approximately 3,519,067 acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately 23 - 120 miles off the coast. A map of the Draft WEA can be found on BOEM’s Gulf of Maine... ... More: Official Press Release BOEM

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