The first-ever US government auction of leases to build wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico ended with only one tract sold, a blow for advocates cheering on renewable-power development in the region.
RWE Offshore US Gulf LLC won a 102,480-acre tract near Lake Charles, Louisiana, for $5.6 million, after just two rounds of bidding. The area has room for enough turbines to generate approximately 1.24 gigawatts of power, which could supply nearly 435,400 homes.
The area has a softer seabed, hurricanes and lower wind speeds compared to the US East Coast, where other projects are under construction. The hurdles in the Gulf are in addition to the economic obstacles already challenging development in US Atlantic waters, where winds blow harder and states have made commitments to buy the resulting renewable power.
Offshore wind advocates stressed that the sale itself offers a chance to diversify energy production — and develop a new industry — in the Gulf of Mexico, long wedded to oil and gas. It also creates an opportunity for an offshore wind project to be developed alongside carbon sequestration and hydrogen ventures in the region, said Erik Milito, head of the National Ocean Industries Association.
The auction is part of the Biden administration’s bid to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade, with the emission-free power helping meet US climate goals.
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