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Offshore Wind Planning Areas (Rescinded July 30, 2025)

Published by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: April 04, 2026 at 10:01 PM | Dataset Last Updated: August 05, 2025 at 05:30 PM
These data show the lease blocks and sub-blocks which represent the current investigations by BOEM for new areas of interest in offshore wind energy development. For a general outline version of this layer, go to the Offshore Wind Planning Area Outlines layer.

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description <div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='margin:0 0 7;'><span>These data show the lease blocks and sub-blocks which represent the current investigations by BOEM for new areas of interest in offshore wind energy development. For a general outline version of this layer, go to the Offshore Wind Planning Area Outlines layer.</span></p></div>
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