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• The united states Permitting is the first hurdle in the development of offshore wind technology in the United States. The regulatory process for gaining approval remains an evolving one. Individual states, towns, electricity regions, and the federal government all maintain authority over offshore wind projects. Wind projects in the United States ar...
• More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is located along the coasts, 2 and America's electricity demand is highest along the coast.
• The existing regulations allow for competitive bidding on areas of the OCS that BOEMRE opens up to lease.
• In addition to a lease from BOEMRE, projects also need permission from additional federal agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and others. In addition, if a project is built in federal waters, state and local regulations apply to the cable needed to bring the po...
• Projects in state waters are not subject to the extensive regulations promulgated by BOEMRE for projects on the OCS, making obtaining permits less complicated. However, each state has its own regulations, and the review process differs from state to state. In addition, several federal agencies have regulatory authority offshore even in state waters...