Earlier this year, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) designated the final Wind Energy Area (WEA) for the Gulf of Maine. That area excludes the entirety of Lobster Management Area 1, as requested by Governor Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation.
BOEM plans to host a commercial offshore wind lease auction by the end of 2024.
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US Picks Final Gulf of Maine Area for 32 GW of Offshore Wind
In February, the State of Maine selected Sears Island as its preferred site for a port facility to support the floating offshore wind industry.
The site is expected to be about 100 acres in totality and would be a purpose-built facility for floating offshore wind fabrication, staging, assembly, maintenance, and deployment.
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