It
is
the
first
commercial
lease
issued
under
DOI’s
“Smart
from
the
Start”
initiative
that
aims
to
facilitate
environmentally
responsible
offshore
wind
development
in
shallow
waters
of
the
outer
continental
shelf
along
the
US
east
coast.
The
lease
grants
NRG
Bluewater
Wind
Delaware
the
exclusive
right
to
submit
one
or
more
plans
to
the
Bureau
of
Ocean
Energy
Management
(BOEM),
a
DOI
agency,
to
conduct
activities
in
support
of
wind
energy
development
in
the
lease
area.
It
comprises
11
full
blocks
and
16
partial
ones.
The
lease
allows
NRG…
