BOEM Offshore Wind Steamroller Grinds its Way to Gulf of Maine with Draft EA
Another part of the coast, another draft environmental assessment from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding offshore wind. This time, in the Gulf of Maine.
BOEM announced Thursday it has published a draft EA for the Gulf of Maine wind energy areas, saying eventual buildout of the area could reach 15 gigawatts of energy capacity by 2035.
As per BOEM's process, the draft EA analyzes the potential issuance of commercial wind energy leases and not the full development at this stage. BOEM will issue a draft environmental impact statement when developers produce a construction ...
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