By Valerie Volcovici
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. plans to advance new offshore wind lease areas and complete the review of at least 16 construction and operations plans by 2025, which could add as much as 19 GW of new electric generation, an Interior Department official said on Tuesday.
Amanda Lefton, director of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, told the Reuters U.S.Offshore Wind conference that the steps taken by the Biden administration over the last few months will catalyze the U.S. offshore wind industry.
“The action to date that the Biden-Harris administration has taken really demonstrates a sea change for offshore wind, representing a government-wide approach which will catalyze the industry,” he said.