Conservation Groups Applaud Auction for Virginia Offshore Wind Energy Area

In a step forward for offshore wind energy development, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior auctioned approximately 113,000 acres off the coast of Virginia for commercial wind energy development for over $1.1 million.  The wind energy area, around 23.5 nautical miles off of Virginia Beach, has the potential to produce more than 2,000 MW of clean power.