Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday announced the proposed “notice of sale” for the 132.3sq km North Area and 190.1sq km South Area. Each area contains five whole blocks and some partial ones. The areas are located between 18.5km and 42.5km from shore.
Based on an analysis done by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), both areas if fully developed, could support 850MW and 1.45GW
