Source: WUNC, 10/29/21

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday that it's going ahead with the lease of a nearly 200-square mile area off the North Carolina coast for offshore wind development. On Monday, the department will publish a notice in the Federal Register proposing the lease sale of a large portion of the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area, starting a 60-day public comment period that lasts until Jan. 3, 2021, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. When completed, the Wilmington East area could generate more than 1.5 gigawatts of electricity, enough for more than 500,000 homes...

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