New York Bight offshore wind lease auction — 6 lease areas (potential ~5.6 GW)
Record-shattering 6-lease BOEM auction off NY/NJ. After 64 rounds: Bight Wind (RWE+National Grid) $1.1B (OCS-A 0539), Attentive Energy $795M, Atlantic Shores (Shell+EDFR) $780M, OW Ocean Winds (EDPR+ENGIE) $765M, Invenergy $645M, Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind (CIP) $285M. Total ~5.6 GW potential. Then-largest offshore lease sale of any kind in US history.
$4.37B
Deal Value
5,600MW
Capacity
Offshore Wind
Technology
NY, NJ
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Project Finance
- Seller / Sponsor
- U.S. Department of the Interior / BOEM
- Buyer / Financier
- Bight Wind (RWE+National Grid), Atlantic Shores (Shell+EDFR), Attentive Energy, OW Ocean Winds (EDPR+ENGIE), Invenergy, Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind (CIP)
- Deal Value
- $4.37B (highest-grossing US offshore lease sale ever; incl. oil/gas)
- Stage
- Development
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO, PJM
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