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The Fairways North and Fairways South areas, named for nearby shipping approaches to New York Harbor, were also seen as less attractive to wind developers for their smaller power potential. Removing them from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management planning still leaves more than 627,000 additional acres in the region available for future lease sales. New York state officials recommended against planning for leases in the Fairway areas, saying the closest 15-mile proximity to Long Island runs counter...

SHARE BOEM withdrew plans for offshore wind energy areas Fairways North and Fairways South (at top) off the South Shore of Long Island. BOEM image. Federal energy planners dropped two areas near Long Island from immediate consideration for offshore wind energy leases, citing potential conflicts with maritime traffic, fishing and seaside views from exclusive New York beach resorts. The Fairways North and Fairways South areas, named for nearby shipping approaches to New York Harbor, were also se...

Dominion Energy, Virginia’s state utility, plans to install nearly 200 more ocean turbines in the next five years. (Dominion Energy). Courtesy of the Kansas Reflector. WASHINGTON — Two wind turbines, each as tall as the Washington Monument, stand sentinel 27 miles off the coast of Virginia, the nation’s first offshore wind installation in federal waters. The pilot project began producing power last October but is just the beginning for an industry poised for massive growth over the next d...

What New York’s Offshore Wind Expansion Could Mean For Your Electricity Bill, Curbing Emissions, And Your Health arrow Three wind turbines off Block Island in Rhode Island on August 15th, 2016. President Joe Biden wants to expand wind energy off the shores of New Jersey and New York. Michael Dwyer/AP/Shutterstock New York is on track to become a centerpiece for the nation’s offshore wind industry after President Joe Biden announced last week that the waters off the c...

SHARE The Bureau of Offshore Energy Managements supplemental environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind project considered the Responsible Offshore Development Alliances proposal for four nautical-mile-wide vessel transit lanes. BOEM image. Alarmed by the Biden administration’s sweeping endorsement of offshore wind projects, fishing advocacy groups are braced for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s final decision on Vineyard Wind that could emerge in days. “With Vineyard Wi...

124 views Herald News BOSTON - Federal environmental officials have completed their review of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm, moving the project that is expected to deliver clean renewable energy to Massachusetts by the end of 2023 closer to becoming a reality. The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday morning that its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed the analysis it resumed about a month ago, published the projects final environmental impact statement, and said it wi...

President Biden's Interior Department on Monday announced that it has completed its analysis of a $2 billion offshore wind project that the administration hopes will represent a model for increased wind energy production along the East Coast.

Moving quickly on the Biden administration’s renewable energy agenda, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its environmental review of the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind plan, clearing the path for the first truly commercial-scale U.S. offshore wind project.

Federal officials have completed the environmental review of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind project that is expected to deliver clean renewable energy to Massachusetts by the end of 2023.

The Biden administration took a crucial step Monday toward approving the nation’s biggest offshore wind energy project, which officials say signals the start to the massive clean power expansion in the fight against climate change.