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The U.S. offshore wind industry began 2022 with a bang when th< Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) scored $4.37 billion from bidders for six wind-energy leases in the New York Bight. It was the highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history including oil and gas sales, according to the U.S Department of Interior. "This week's offshore wind sale makes one thing clear: the enthusiasm for the clean energy economy is undeniable and it's here to stay," said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in announcing the Feb. 23 auction results. Some 480,000 acres of ocean leases between New Jersey and Long Island were pared down, a 72% reduction "to avoid conflicts with ocean users and minimize environmental impacts," according to the BOEM. The agency says it is evolving that planning methodology as a result of the political battering BOEM took for years from the commercial fishing industry over wind-energy sites off southern New England. |
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36-38,40,42,44,46,48-50,52,54,56,58-60 |