Biden Admin Announces First Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico

Biden Admin Announces First Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on renewable energy at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Penn., on July 20, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will hold an offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico in August, the first such sale in the area.

The three leases are located off the Texas and Louisiana coasts. These areas have the potential to generate approximately 3.7 gigawatts (GW) and power almost 1.3 million homes, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).

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