The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday published a “Call for Information and Nominations”, in which it looks to gauge developers’ interest in vying for commercial wind-energy leases in the wedge-shaped zone, set 11 nautical miles (20km) at its nearest point off the southern coast of densely populated Long Island.
The announcement is “an important step” in opening New York state waters to offshore wind development, says BOEM acting director Walter Cruickshank.
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