The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its designation of an offshore wind energy area in the Gulf of Maine. The BOEM, in a notice published in the Federal Register on March 18, said two million acres has been earmarked for development in that region.
The BOEM in its announcement said the agency would prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the area. The region covers 2 million acres, and is located 23 miles to 92 miles off the coasts of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
