Publications
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05.07.2024Floating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine—BOEM and the State of Maine Take Next Steps Toward Development and Procurement of PowerUpdatesBOEM has announced a Proposed Sale Notice to auction eight lease areas that could generate about 15 GW of power for commercial floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine.
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05.02.2024Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—BOEM Publishes Proposed Sale Notice and Draft Environmental AssessmentUpdatesThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a proposed sale notice for an offshore wind energy lease auction in Oregon on May 1, 2024. The Oregon lease sale is anticipated to occur in October 2024. Comments on the proposed sale notice are due on July 1, 2024. A draft Environmental Assessment for the Oregon lease sale accompanied the Oregon proposed sale notice.
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02.27.2024Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—Examining BOEM’s Final Wind Energy Areas and Scoping NoticeUpdatesIn support of the Biden administration’s goal of 15 gigawatts of floating wind by 2040 and Oregon’s goal of 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management recently announced its selection of two final Wind Energy Areas for leasing and potential development of floating wind on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Oregon.
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12.15.2020What Will Clean Energy Look Like in the Biden Administration?UpdatesThe Biden administration’s “Clean Energy Revolution” includes a wide range of legislative and executive priorities to reach its net-zero emissions target by 2050.
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04.27.2020 (Updated 04.30.2020)Washington Restarts Construction ProjectsUpdatesWashington Governor Jay Inslee signed an addendum to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order (Proclamation 20-25) on April 24, 2020, to allow certain construction to resume, provided projects institute a COVID-19 safety plan and workers use personal protective equipment and can socially distance, among other requirements.
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03.27.2020 (Updated 04.03.2020)Washington’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” Order Permits Only Limited Categories of Construction to ContinueUpdatesGovernor of Washington Jay Inslee issued a statewide order, Proclamation 20-25 - Stay Home, Stay Healthy, requiring all Washingtonians to stay at home unless engaging in essential activities or working in essential business services.