BOEM's Office of Renewable Energy Programs oversees renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.
The Department of the Interior and BOEM are continuing to implement President Trump’s memorandum temporarily halting offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, and reviewing leases and projects that have been previously approved.
What's New?
Presidential Memorandums, Executive Orders, Secretarial Orders, and announcements related to offshore wind and energy sources:
- BOEM Announcement: BOEM Rescinds Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule (August 4, 2025)
- DOI Secretarial Order 3438: “Managing Federal Energy Resources and Protecting the Environment (August 1, 2025)
- BOEM Announcement: BOEM Rescinds Designated Wind Energy Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (July 30, 2025)
- DOI Secretarial Order 3437: “Ending Preferential Treatment for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources in Department Decision-Making (July 29, 2025)
- DOI Memorandum: “Implementation Guidance on Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and Other Undertakings Related to Wind and Solar Energy Facilities” (July 22, 2025)
- DOI Memorandum: Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and Other Undertakings Related to Wind and Solar Energy Facilities (July 15, 2025)
- Presidential Executive Order 14315: “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources” (July 7, 2025)
- BOEM Director’s Order: Amended and Lifted Stop Work Order to Empire Wind 1 halting activities on the OCS (May 19, 2025)
- BOEM Director’s Order: Stop Work Order to Empire Wind 1 halting activities on the OCS (April 16, 2025)
- Presidential Memorandum: “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects” (January 20, 2025)
