AP: Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development

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Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development

BY KEVIN MCGILL
Updated 4:49 PM EDT, October 27, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announcement follows the first Gulf sale of leases for wind development earlier this year. That sale drew a $5.6 million bid from one company for one Gulf tract — a modest start for wind energy in the Gulf, which lags behind the Northeast in offshore wind power development.

The agency said its next step will be to issue a formal notice for a proposed lease sale, which will be followed by a 60-day public comment period.

“BOEM will continue to work with the Tribes, other government partners, coastal states, ocean users, and local communities as we advance our work in a manner that seeks to responsibly develop offshore areas while minimizing potential conflicts with other ocean uses and marine life in the Gulf of Mexico,” the agency’s director, Elizabeth Klein, said in a news release.

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