Federal officials said Wednesday they are looking into developing a massive offshore wind...
A map released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shows where the agency would like to open up leasing to offshore wind. The larger project, 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, would be larger than the City of Houston and has the potential to power more than 2 million homes.Federal officials said Wednesday they are looking into leasing a massive amount of offshore land for wind projects about 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston.
A second project was also proposed about 56 nautical miles off the coast of Lake Charles, which would cover 188,023 acres. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management officials said that second project could produce enough power 799,000 homes. The announcement is part of a Biden Administration initiative to help develop 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind generation by 2030, a jaw-dropping increase from the 42 megawatts of electricity produced by the only two offshore wind farms currently in operation nationwide. Those two projects are in state waters -- and there are no projects currently operating in federal waters.
Wind energy along the Gulf Coast tends to be strongest closer to Corpus Christi and Brownsville, but tapers off by the time it reaches Florida, according to a study by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.still aren't as forceful or as consistent as those off the East Coast, where existing offshore wind farms are located, said Michael Matthews, U.S. representative for the World Forum Offshore Wind, which promotes wind energy around the globe.
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