How will offshore wind energy affect marine life in the Gulf? Feds are taking a look

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : BOEM plans to narrow its assessment area based on input from wind energy developers, fishers and other groups.
59% : The Gulf has the potential to generate more than 500,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy per year, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
58% : Federal energy regulators have begun reviewing the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico, in keeping with President Joe Biden's goal to produce thousands of megawatts of offshore wind energy within the next few years.
58% : "The Gulf of Mexico is well-positioned to support a transition to a renewable energy future, as much of the infrastructure already exists to support offshore wind development in the region," BOEM Director Amanda Lefton said.
57% : The administration hopes to open the Gulf to wind lease sales by 2025, a step that will align with broader plans to produce at least 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
55% : Several Louisiana companies that had primarily serviced the offshore oil industry are already shifting their focus to the several offshore wind projects taking shape on the East Coast.

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