The Department of Interior may have paused federal oil and natural gas leasing, but it is looking to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind capacity on nearly every U.S. coast by 2030.

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A competitive lease sale to kick things off is planned in the New York Bight, with other auctions eventually expected offshore the West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

The Bight, sandwiched between the coast of Long Island and New Jersey, could see as many as eight areas auctioned for commercial wind energy development across 627,331 acres. Interior estimated the area could support more than 7 GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power 2.6 million homes. 

DOI Secretary Deb Haaland said the Biden administration “recognizes the urgency of this moment, and the development of renewable energy...