BOEM finalises environmental review for wind leases in New York Bight
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an environmental review for six wind lease areas in the New York Bight, potentially generating up to 7GW of offshore wind energy. This development supports the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. The lease areas span 488,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, with the potential to supply power to two million homes. BOEM’s review,…