New US Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will roll out a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule that includes up to 12 potential offshore energy lease sales through 2028. Future energy lease sales from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) are anticipated in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific and the waters of the U.S. territories in the next five years. The leasing schedule includes four potential lease sales in 2024; one each in 2025 and 2026; two in 2027; and four in 2028.
The new offshore wind energy leasing plan includes the following sales over the next five years:
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Year |
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Region |
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2024 |
Central Atlantic, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico and Oregon |
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2025 |
Gulf of Mexico |
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2026 |
Central Atlantic |
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2027 |
Gulf of Mexico and New York Bight |
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2028 |
California, a U.S. territory, Gulf of Maine and Hawaii |