Below is a list of leases and grants that BOEM has executed since the inception of its renewable energy program, as well as links to the necessary administrative forms and studies that have informed BOEM's wind energy lease sales.
Individual Lease Sales
- Rhode Island/Massachusetts (July 2013)
- Virginia (September 2013)
- Maryland (December 2014; Amended March 2018)
- Massachusetts (March 2015)
- Lease OCS-A 0500 (Baystate)
- Lease OCS-A 0530 (Assignment Approved)
- Lease OCS-A 0487 (Sunrise)
- Lease OCS-A 0501 (Vineyard Wind 1) (Assigned 6-28-21)
- Lease OCS-A 0534 (Vineyard Wind South Assignment Approved)
- New Jersey (February 2016)
- Lease OCS-A 0498
- Lease OCS-A 0499 (Assigned 12-4-18)
- New York (December 2016)
- North Carolina (March 2017)
- Massachusetts (February 2019)
Noncompetitive Leases
- Cape Wind Project, Massachusetts (October 2010)
- Commercial Lease OCS-A 0478 (Relinquished)
- Delaware
- Assignment to GSOE I, LLC. OCS0A 0482 (December 2016)
- Assignment to Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC. OCS-A 0519 (April 2018)
Interim Policy (IP) Leases
- Florida
- IP Lease OCS-A 0495 (Relinquished)
- New Jersey
Right-of Way Grants
- Rhode Island
Lease, Grant and Administrative Forms
Leasing Studies/Reports
BOEM has studied different auction systems for issuing renewable energy leases, easements, and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). BOEM issued a contract to Power Auctions, LLC to study different types of auctions for this purpose. BOEM published the study in three parts, and is available at the links below:
- Auction Design For Wind Rights
- Multiple Factor Auction Design for Wind Rights
- Comparison of Auction Formats for Auctioning Wind Rights
BOEM also published a paper (Summary of Renewable Energy Auction Formats under Consideration by BOEM) to facilitate public comment on auction format options, as presented in the Auction Format Information Request (AFIR) published by BOEM in the Federal Register on December 2, 2011.
Since these studies were conducted, BOEM conducted significant outreach and developed a revised auction format, which can be found in Final Sale Notices for specific wind energy lease sales, as shown below.
- Final Sale Notice for Rhode Island/Massachusetts Lease Sale (Auction format description found on page 33901)
- Final Sale Notice for Virginia Lease Sale (Auction format description found on page 44153)