The Biden administration has announced plans for the first sale of offshore wind power leases in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana and Texas coasts. The Department of the Interior said Thursday that a lease sale involving more than 300,000 acres is set for Aug. 29.
President Joe Biden is slated to announce the first offshore wind rights sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday in an effort to advance the administration’s goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030.
President Joe Biden will announce the first offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico at an event this afternoon to promote his administration's economics.
The first auction of offshore wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico is set to take place on August 29, with over 300,000 acres of space up for grabs.
