BOEM to start auction for 13 GW of wind sites in Gulf of Maine

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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting today the auction for eight lease areas in the Gulf of Maine, off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, with the potential to deliver 13 GW of offshore wind energy.

The agency announced the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the lease sale in September. According to this notice,14 entities are qualified to bid -- Avangrid Renewables LLC, Equinor Wind US LLC, US Mainstream Renewable Power Inc, Diamond Wind North America LLC, Hexicon USA LLC, Seaglass Offshore Wind II LLC, TotalEnergies SBE US LLC, Pine Tree Offshore Wind LLC, energyRe Offshore Wind Holdings LLC, OW Gulf of Maine LLC, Repsol Renewables North America Inc, Maine Offshore Wind Development LLC, Corio USA Projectco LLC and Invenergy NE Offshore Wind LLC.

BOEM will be providing round-by-round updates on the auction on its website throughout the day. The provisional winners for each lease area will be announced shortly after completion of the auction.

The lease sites are located in deep waters and will require the installation of floating wind turbines.

BOEM recently put on hold the proposed lease sale for offshore wind acreage in Oregon due to low interest among qualified bidders.