Carolina Long Bay Auction Seminar

On October 28, 2021, the Department of the Interior announced the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for offshore wind development in federal waters offshore of the Carolinas. 

The PSN provides detailed information concerning the areas available for leasing, the proposed lease provisions and conditions, auction details (e.g., criteria for evaluating competing bids and award procedures) and lease execution.

Auction Seminar on November 16, 2021

BOEM invited prospective bidders and the public to a seminar held as a webinar on November 16, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The seminar will describe the auction format, explain the auction rules and demonstrate the auction process through meaningful examples.

Seminar Documents

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Carolina Auction Seminar (Webinar)

November 16, 2021 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Meeting Agenda and Meeting Recordings

Agenda Review, Introductions, and Meeting Protocols

Josh Gange, Auction Manager,
BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP)

Opening Remarks

Jim Bennett, Program Manager, BOEM OREP

Carolina Long Bay Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) Overview

Casey Reeves, Project Coordinator, BOEM OREP

Deadlines and Milestones for Bidders

Josh Gange, Auction Manager, BOEM OREP

Overview of Fiscal Terms

Martin Heinze, Economics Division, BOEM Office of Strategic Resources

Presentation of Auction Format Part I, Part II

Larry Ausubel & Logan Gilbert, Power Auctions LLC.

Q&A Session

Meeting Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

Jim Bennett, Program Manager,
BOEM OREP