The federal government plans to auction the right to produce electricity from wind energy in two regions off the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Associated Press
March 25, 2022 16:39
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-The federal government plans to auction the right to produce electricity from wind energy in two regions off the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Reese is part of President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing clean energy production, providing the United States with an independent source of electricity, and lowering customers’ electricity prices, the U.S. Department of Interior said in a news release on Friday. ..
The site to be auctioned on May 11 is approximately 110,000 acres (44,500 hectares) 50 miles (80 km) east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Bald Head Island, North Carolina.
Sixteen bidders have been found to be eligible and can buy either or both sites, according to people familiar with the matter.
When fully developed, the site could generate 1.3 gigawatts of power, or enough power to power nearly 500,000 households.
The agency has already leased wind farms off New York and plans to add more wind farms to California and Oregon, the Main Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Central Atlantic, the statement said.
Biden’s goal is to develop enough offshore wind energy to produce 30 gigawatts of electricity by 2030.
The administration has promised to support a strong clean energy economy, and the upcoming Carolina Long Bay Offshore Wind Energy Auction offers yet another great opportunity to strengthen the clean energy industry while creating high-income union jobs. We will provide it, “said US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. statement.