State Activities
Regional Proposals
Atlantic Wind Connection
On March 31, 2011, Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC submitted an unsolicited application for a right-of-way grant. The company named the proposal the “Atlantic Wind Connection.” The company proposes to build an offshore high voltage direct current transmission system that would interconnect offshore wind generation to the onshore grid.
The application is available for download here.
On June 1, BOEM hosted teleconferences/web-conferences to discuss the Atlantic Wind Connection proposal with the BOEM – New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Renewable Energy Task Forces. The presentation from that task force meeting may be downloaded here. (PPT)
Maps of the proposed route may be downloaded below:
On Wednesday, December 21, 2011, BOEM published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting competitive interest in the proposal, and requesting comment on the project from the interested public. On February 21,2012 the comment period closed and comments received are available for review at regulations.gov.