U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced three major developments in American offshore wind energy spanning from coast to coast. Continuing with the Trump Administration’s all-of-the-above energy policy, the Secretary spoke at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Offshore Wind Conference and announced: 1. Much-anticipated wind auction in federal waters off the coast of…
DOI to auction 122,000 acres offshore North Carolina for wind development
The Department of the Interior (DOI), in junction with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), announced that 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina will be offered in a commercial wind lease sale on March 16, 2017. The announcement demonstrates how collaborative efforts with Federal, state, and local partners over the past eight years…
DOI approves two transmission lines in southwest & works to develop more renewable projects
As part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced new steps with Western states to encourage the development of renewable power, efficiently deliver that electricity to market, and meet growing consumer demands for clean energy. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Secretary Jewell recently signed with California…
Salazar launches initiative to speed development off the Atlantic Coast
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently launched a ‘Smart from the Start’ wind energy initiative for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf to facilitate siting, leasing, and construction of new projects, spurring the rapid and responsible development of the renewable resource.