In the latest Biden administration push to meet its target to deploy 30 GW of U.S. offshore wind energy by 2030, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said that her agency jumpstarted the process announced in March to lease federal ocean tracts for projects in the New York Bight area between Long Island, N.Y., and coastal New Jersey.
The preliminary lease notice, published on June 14, follows a US Interior Dept. alert on June 11 that it will also open Gulf of Mexico areas for project development, seeking builder interest and public comment.