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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Project Name: Responsible Agency:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Status:
Paused
POC Name:
Laura Lee Wolfson
POC Title:
NEPA Coordinator
Public Participation Website:

Description:

Beacon Wind proposes to develop the entire Lease Area into two separate wind projects, known as Beacon Wind 1 (BW1) and Beacon Wind 2 (BW2). Offshore components of the Beacon Wind Project would consist of up to 155 wind turbines and up to 2 offshore substation facilities for a total of up to 157 foundations. The 157 foundations would be spaced one nautical mile by one nautical mile apart in fixed east-west rows and north-south columns. In addition, there would be up to 324 nautical miles of inter-array cable, all of which will be located in federal waters within the Lease Area. Renewable energy produced by BW1 would be delivered onshore via an up to 202 nautical-mile submarine export cable making landfall in Queens, New York. Renewable energy produced by BW2 would be delivered onshore via an up to 202 nautical-mile submarine export cable making landfall in either Queens, New York, or an up to 113 nautical-mile submarine export cable making landfall in Waterford, Connecticut. Onshore components of the Project would include submarine cable landfall areas, onshore export and interconnection cables, and onshore substation facilities.

Milestones:

Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Scoping (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: