North Carolina
The comment period for the North Carolina Call for Information and Nominations (DOCKET ID: BOEM-2012-0088) closed on March 7, 2013. A table showing the expressions of interest can be below:
The North Carolina Call for Information and Nominations – Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina—was published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2012 under Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0088. BOEM published a notice in the Federal Register reopening the comment period for the North Carolina Call for Information on February 5, 2013.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for commercial wind leasing and site assessment activities offshore North Carolina was published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2012 under Docket ID: BOEM-2012-0090. The NOI is available here.
- The public comment period for the NOI closed on March 7, 2013. Public comments received on the NOI can be viewed here:
BOEM held public information sessions in North Carolina to provide an overview of BOEM's recently published Call for Information and Nominations and Notice of Intent, solicit public comment, and discuss next steps in the environmental, planning, and leasing processes. The meetings were held on January 7, 2013 in Nags Head, North Carolina and on January 9, 2013 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The presentations from the public information meetings are below:
BOEM held Visual Simulation Open Houses in North Carolina to provide an opportunity to review the results of BOEM's Offshore Wind Visualization Study for Offshore North Carolina. The meetings were held on January 8, 2013 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and on January 10, 2013 in Wilmington, North Carolina. More information on the study can be found here.
BOEM partnered with the National Park Service to create state of the art visual simulations of a wind energy facility offshore North Carolina. The visual simulations were created from a number of locations along the North Carolina coast including many locations within the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores. The photo simulations, videos, and additional information on the study can be found here.
In late August 2010 the North Carolina Department of Commerce hosted a series of stakeholder meetings to inform the public about the BOEM Regulatory Framework. At these meetings the BOEM gave presentation on the offshore wind regulatory framework, the environmental review process and an update on state offshore wind activities and potential development areas. These presentations are provided below.
The 1st BOEM North Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force meeting was held on Wednesday January 19th, 2011 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside Hotel. Presentations from the meeting can be found below:
The 2nd BOEM North Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting was held on May 11, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Presentations from the second task force meeting are below.
The 3rd BOEM North Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting was held on October 6, 2011 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The meeting agenda and presentations from the meeting can be found below:
The 4th BOEM North Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting was held on August 2, 2012 in Nags Head, North Carolina 27959. The meeting agenda and presentations from the meeting can be found below: