The
areas
proposed
for
leasing
are
expected
to
be
able
to
support
more
than
4GW
of
wind
generation
–
enough
electricity
to
power
an
estimated
1.4
million
homes,
according
to
the
Bureau
of
Ocean
Energy
Management
(BOEM),
the
DOI
agency
that
oversees
wind
energy
development
on
the
outer
continental
shelf
under
federal
jurisdiction.
“Today
we
are
moving
closer
to
tapping
into
this
massive
domestic
energy
resource
to
create
jobs,”
says
Interior
Secretary
Ken
Salazar,
adding
the
move
will
increase
US
energy
security
and
strengthen
its
“competitiveness
in
this
new
energy
frontier.”
The
area…
