Source: WILMINGTON BIZ, 3/25/22


The area off Southeastern North Carolina's coast being considered for offshore wind will be divided into two leases when companies bid on the rights to develop the ocean areas 17 nautical miles from Bald Head Island, federal officials announced Friday. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its final sale notice to lease the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area on Friday, set to officially appear in the Federal Registry on Monday.  The move is the penultimate action remaining before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will select a winner...

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