The Biden administration has designated four areas of federal Gulf of Mexico waters off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana for development of wind energy. Friday's announcement follows the first Gulf sale of leases for wind development earlier this year.
NEW ORLEANS — Four tracts of federal Gulf of Mexico waters of the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, ranging in size from nearly 57,000 acres to over 495,000 acres , were designated Thursday for development of wind energy by the Biden administration.of leases for wind development earlier this year. That sale drew a $5.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announcement said its next step will be to issue a formal notice for a proposed lease sale, which will be followed by a 60-day comment period.— 495,567 acres about 47 miles off the coast of Texas that could support wind power generation for 2.1 million homes. — 119,635 acres about 61 miles off the coast of Texas, that could support wind power for 508,200 homes.
— 91,157 acres about 53 miles off the coast of Texas, that could support wind power for 387,450 homes. — 56,978 acres about 82 miles off the coast of Louisiana that could support wind power for 242,000 homes.
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