The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review and will now issue leases within three Wind Energy Areas off the North Carolina coast. The assessment found there would be no significant environmental or socioeconomic effects in the areas, which total about 307,590 acres.
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BOEM announced that it will hold a commercial lease auction on 9 November2015, for the Wind Energy Area offshore New Jersey.
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