DOI’s
Bureau
of
Ocean
Energy
Management
(BOEM)
in
March
or
April
will
determine
whether
interest
exists
among
any
other
wind
developers
for
the
64,500
acre
(261sq
km)
area
in
the
Atlantic
Ocean
sought
by
the
LI-NYC
Offshore
Wind
Collaborative
(OWC).
Assuming
BOEM
finds
it
can
issue
a
“non-competitive”
lease,
OWC
this
summer
will
submit
a
site
assessment
plan
to
the
agency,
which
oversees
wind
energy
development
in
federal
waters
on
the
outer
continental
shelf.
BOEM
this
fall
could
then
complete
an
environmental
assessment
of
the
proposed
site
located
between
13-15
miles
(20-24km)
off…
