Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Avangrid’s New England Wind Lease Area
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .
- Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .
- The New England Wind lease area has the potential to provide approximately 2 Gigawatts to the region, enough clean, reliable energy to power nearly 1 million homes and businesses.
- “Avangrid is grateful to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for its comprehensive environmental review of the New England Wind lease area – which has the potential to deliver approximately 2 Gigawatts of clean, reliable energy, power nearly 1 million households, and advance the region’s ambitious climate goals.
- “Offshore wind holds immense potential to diversify our energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create high-quality jobs in the clean energy sector.