RES America, a subsidiary of RES Group in the UK, bid $281,285 for the 187,523-acre (758.9sq km) parcel closest to shore. It begins about 12 nautical miles offshore along the northern boundary, and was among four in a 742,000 acre Wind Energy Area (WEA) made available for sale by the US Interior Department (DOI).
Offshore MW, part of Germany’s WindMW, bid $166,886 for the 166,886-acre parcel next closest to shore.
