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Interior plans 12 offshore wind auctions through 2028 in bid to boost fledgling industry

By Breanne Deppisch
Published April 24, 2024 11:27am ET
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Interior plans 12 offshore wind auctions through 2028 in bid to boost fledgling industry
The country's first floating wind turbine off the coast of Castine, Maine. Oregon and federal officials are announcing a new effort to tap into offshore wind energy resources in federal waters along the West Coast. Gov. John Kitzhaber, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Tommy Beaudreau are making the announcement at a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

The Interior Department said Wednesday it plans to hold up to 12 offshore wind auctions through 2028, a five-year plan that looks to boost investor confidence in the fledgling offshore wind industry and deliver on President Joe Biden’s goal of reaching 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. 

The lease auctions are expected to be held in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific, and the waters offshore of the U.S. territories, Interior officials said Wednesday. 

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