Interior Department Announces Onshore, Offshore Wind Energy Milestones

U.S. Department of Interior, July 2, 2012

The U.S. Department of Interior has announced that two major wind energy initiatives have completed important environmental reviews, clearing the way for public comment and final review. Onshore, the final environmental impact statements have been released for the proposed Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Farm complex in Wyoming that would generate up to 3,000 megawatts of power, making it the largest wind farm facility in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. The project would be built on public, private and state land in Carbon County, Wyoming. Offshore, Interior  announced the publication of an environmental assessment for commercial wind leases and site assessment activities on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This step puts Interior in position to offer this area as one of the nation’s first offshore competitive lease sales before the end of the year.

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