Efforts Underway
In accordance with the settlement agreements between the United States and the following lessees, the Department of the Interior will cancel and rescind the following leases upon demonstration that the lessees have made the necessary investments in U.S. conventional energy development:
- Invenergy NE Offshore Wind, LLC - Lease No. OCS-A 0542 Settlement agreement between the United States and Invenergy NE Offshore Wind, LLC (June 12, 2026)
- BluePoint Wind, LLC – Lease No. OCS-A 0537 Settlement agreement between the United States and Bluepoint Wind (April 27, 2026)
In accordance with the settlement agreement between the United States and Attentive Energy, LLC on March 23, 2026, the Department of the Interior has cancelled and rescinded Lease No. OCS-A 0538.
- Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management’s Lease Cancellation Decision Letter to Attentive Energy, LLC (April 17, 2026)
- Settlement Agreement between the United States and Attentive Energy, LLC (March 23, 2026)
The Department of the Interior and BOEM are implementing President Trump’s memorandum temporarily halting offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. The memorandum also pauses new or renewed approvals, rights-of-way, permits, leases, or loans for offshore wind projects pending a review of federal wind leasing and permitting practices.
The following renewable energy efforts are underway offshore New York.
- South Fork Wind Project (OCS-A 0517)
- Sunrise Wind Farm Project (OCS-A 0487)
- Empire Wind (Lease OCS-A 0512)
- New York Bight Leases (OCS-A 0537-0544)
Environmental Studies
BOEM has funded or considered numerous studies to collect information about the marine environment to support decisions concerning offshore renewable energy development. For more information, please visit http://www.boem.gov/New-York-Environmental-Studies/.
Related Press Releases
- BOEM Identifies Environmental Measures for Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight (12/02/2024)
- BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Wind Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey (10/21/2024)
- BOEM Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Sunrise Wind’s Offshore Wind Project (06/21/2024)
- Biden-Harris Administration Approves Seventh Offshore Wind Project (03/26/2024)
- BOEM Extends Public Comment Period on Potential Development of Wind Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey (02/26/2024)
- BOEM Approves Construction and Operations Plan for Empire Wind’s Offshore Wind Project (02/22/2024)
- BOEM Announces Draft Environmental Review of Future Development of Wind Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey (01/08/2024)
- Biden-Harris Administration Approves Sixth Offshore Wind Project (11/21/2023)
- BOEM Completes Environmental Analysis for Proposed Wind Project Offshore New York (09/11/2023)
- BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Analysis for Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore New York (11/14/2022)
- BOEM Extends Public Comment Period for NY Bight Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (08/09/2022)
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Announces Environmental Review of Six Wind Lease Areas Offshore New York and New Jersey (07/13/2022)
- Biden-Harris Administration Sets Offshore Energy Records with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids for Wind Sale (02/25/2022)
- Interior Department Announces Historic Wind Energy Auction Offshore New York and New Jersey (01/12/2022)
- BOEM Announces Upcoming Environmental Review for a Proposed Wind Project Offshore New York and New Jersey (06/17/2021)
- Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Competitive Lease Sale for Offshore Wind Development for New York and New Jersey (06/11/2021)
- BOEM Advances Offshore Wind in Major U.S. East Coast Energy Market (03/29/2021)
- BOEM Releases Draft Environmental Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy Project (01/05/2021)
- BOEM Announces Next Steps for Proposed New York – New Jersey Wind Energy Transmission Line (06/17/2019)
- BOEM Seeks Information and Industry Interest in Offshore Wind Energy Development within the New York Bight Region (04/06/2018)
New York Bight
On Feb. 25, 2022, the Department of the Interior announced the results of the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history, including oil and gas lease sales, with the New York Bight offshore wind sale. The lease sale offered six lease areas totaling over 488,000 acres in the New York Bight for potential wind energy development and drew competitive winning bids from six companies totaling approximately $4.37 billion. To learn more: www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/new-york-bight.
Public Engagement
BOEM coordinates Outer Continental Shelf renewable energy activities offshore New York with its federal, state, local, and tribal government partners through its New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force. To obtain information discussed during these and stakeholder meetings click on the links below.
- Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting on the New York Bight (April 2021)
- Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting on the New York Bight (November 2018)
- New York Bight Area Identification Meetings (September 2018)
- Fishing in NY Bight Meeting (September 2018)
- Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting on the New York Bight (May 2018)
- New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Webinar (December 2017)
- New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (October 2017)
- Environmental Assessment Public Meetings (June 2016)
- New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (April 2016)
- Commercial Fishing Stakeholder Meetings (November 2015)
- New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (September 2013)
- New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (April 2012)
- New York Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (November 2010)