Advances in Earth Science – Offshore Energy Congressional Webinar - American GeoSciences Institute

June 14, 2016

Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

James Bennett, Chief

Office of Renewable Energy Programs

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Planning and Analysis Site Assessment Construction and

Operations

4-Stage Renewable Energy Authorization Process

• Intergovernmental Task Force

• Request for

Information (RFI)/Call for Information & Nominations (Call)

• Area Identification • Environmental

reviews

• Publish leasing notices • Issue lease(s)

• Site Characterization • Site Assessment Plan (SAP)

• Construction and Operations Plan (COP)

• Facility Design

Report & Fabrication and Installation Report

• Decommissioning

Leasing

This map shows the annual average wind power estimates at a height of 50 meters. It is a combination of high resolution and low resolution datasets produced by NREL and other organizations. The data was screened to eliminate areas uni ikely to be developed onshore due to land use or environmental issues. In many states, the wind resourne on this map is visually enhanced to better show the distribution on ridge crests and other features .

United States - Wind Resource Map

Vi/ ind Powe r Class

Wind Power Classification

Resourre Potential

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3 air 300 - 400 6 .4 - 7 .0 4 Good 400 - 500 7 .0 - 7 .5 5 Exrellent 500 - 600 7.5 - 8.0 6 Outstanding 600 - 800 8 .0 - 8.8 7 Superb 800 - 1600 8 .8 - 11.1

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Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities

Massachusetts: 3 Commercial Leases (Cape Wind Associates, DONG Energ y, Offshore MW)

Rhode Island/Massachusetts: 2 Commercial Leases (Deepwater Wind); ROW grant (The Narragansett Electric Company)

Maryland: 2 Commercial Leases (US Wind)

Delaware: Commercial Lease (Bluewater Wind)

Virginia: Commercial Lease (Dominion Power); VOWTAP (DMME)

Florida: IP Lease (FAU)

New Jersey: 2 Commercial Leases (RES America, US Wind)

New York: Identified Wind Energy Area

North Carolina (Kitty Hawk): Publish Proposed Sale Notice

South Carolina: Published Call and NOI

Georgia: EA published April 2014; next step is to complete environmental review

Maine: No Competitive Interest

New Hampshire: Shown Interest In Offshore Development

Northeast

Atlantic OCS Renewable Energy - Massachusetts to Florida

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- ROW OCS-A 0506

- Cape Wind Lease OCS-A 0478

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- RI Lease OCS-A 0487

- MA Lease OCS-A 0500

- MA Lease OCS-A 0501

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- Virginia Lease OCS-A 0483

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* Environmental Assessment for Site Assessment Activities and Proposed Sale Notice – June 2016

* Auction Seminar –

June 2016

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*Public Meetings on EA (6:00- 8:00 p.m.) *Monday June 20 - Long Branch, New Jersey *Tuesday June 21 - Hempstead, New York *Wednesday, June 22 - Westhampton Beach, New York *Thursday, June 23 - Narragansett, Rhode Island *Monday, June 27 – New Bedford, Massachusetts

*Auction Seminar and Outreach Meeting

*Wednesday, June 29 - New York City, New York For more information see: http://www.boem.gov/New-York/

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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management www.boem.gov

Renewable Energy Program www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy

Regulatory Information www.boem.gov/Regulatory-Development-Policy-

and-Guidelines