BOEM Receives Unsolicited Lease Requests for Offshore Wind

March 10, 2017

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received unsolicited lease requests from two companies seeking to develop offshore wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York and Massachusetts. PNE Wind USA, Inc. submitted an unsolicited lease request to develop a 300- to 400-megawatt project off the coast of Long Island. PNE Wind USA, Inc. and Statoil Wind US LLC both submitted unsolicited lease requests for previously unleased areas in the wind energy area offshore Massachusetts. PNE Wind is proposing two 400-megawatt projects, and Statoil Wind is proposing a multi-phase project with the first phase being a 400- to 600-megawatt project. Because both parties nominated the same area, BOEM has determined that competitive interest exists and plans to proceed with the competitive leasing process outlined in BOEM's regulations.