Gulf of Mexico
The federal government is teeing up a second wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the sites 47 to 82 miles off Texas and Louisiana have a potential of up to 9.27 GW.
The first offshore wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico drew minimal interest and extremely low bids.
The Biden administration will auction the first offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Mexico — about 300,000 acres that can produce 3.7 GW — on Aug. 29.
The Department of the Interior proposed the first auction for leases to build offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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