Date: 6/2/2016

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently announced the proposed lease sale for 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease area, approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, is identical to the New York Wind Energy Area, which Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified earlier this year in consultation with members of its New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force. This task force includes federal, state, tribal, and local government partners. In addition, BOEM considered information gathered through outreach with stakeholders. BOEM will host a public seminar in late June or July in New York City to describe the auction format, explain the auction rules, and demonstrate the auction process. It will be followed by a public meeting on BOEM's planning and leasing efforts regarding New York offshore wind energy activities. The time, venue, and related materials for the seminar and public meeting will be posted online. BOEM will also hold four public meetings in June to offer additional opportunities for public comments. All information regarding New York activities will be posted online. To date, BOEM has awarded 11 commercial offshore wind leases, including nine through the competitive lease sale process (two offshore New Jersey, two in an area offshore Rhode Island-Massachusetts, another two offshore Massachusetts, two offshore Maryland and one offshore Virginia). These lease sales have generated approximately $16 million in winning bids for more than a million acres in federal waters.

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