Guam Activities

What's New?

On Jan. 3, 2025, BOEM announced that it will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam. This Call results from close collaboration with the Government of Guam, which aims to generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2035 and 100 percent by 2045.

The Call requests information on one contiguous area around the island that comprises approximately 2.1 million acres. The area begins about 3 nautical miles from shore at its closest points, with water depths ranging from approximately 350 to 2200 meters.

A map of the island of Guam, surrounded by a grid of squares in the OCS area of the island.
Call for Information and Nominations Area

Scheduled to publish in the Federal Register on Jan. 6, 2025, the Call will initiate a 90-day comment period ending on April 7, during which the public can submit relevant information on site conditions, marine resources, and ocean uses near or within the Call Area. Concurrently, wind energy companies can nominate specific areas they would like to see offered for leasing.

How to Submit Comments

Starting on January 6, BOEM will accept comments on the Guam Call for Information and Nominations in any of the following ways:   

  • Send electronically to Regulations.gov using docket number BOEM-2024-0061. In the Search box enter the docket number and click “Search.” View supporting materials available for this notice, then click the blue “Comment” button. 
  • Send written comments in an envelope labeled, “Guam Call for Information and Nominations” addressed to “Renewable Energy Section Supervisor, Office of Strategic Resources, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Ste. 102, Camarillo, California 93010.” Comments must be postmarked no later than April 7, 2025.   
Guam Portrait

BOEM Guam Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force 

BOEM and the Government of Guam have initiated the first planning step in the BOEM's renewable energy authorization process by establishing an intergovernmental renewable energy task force at the request of the Honorable Lourdes “Lou” Aflague Leon Guerrero (BOEM Guam Task Force Charter). 

The purpose of this task force is to facilitate coordination among federal, territorial, and local governments on renewable energy activities on the OCS offshore Guam’s coast. Specifically, the task force will serve to: 

  • Coordinate offshore wind energy development planning that aligns with Guam’s sustainability goals.
  • Assist in identifying the most suitable areas for potential offshore wind leasing. 
  • Provide information about offshore wind leasing, permitting, and statutory requirements. 
  • Exchange information about biological, cultural and physical resources, ocean uses, and priorities.   

Although task forces are government only bodies, all task force meetings are open to the public. 

Guam Task Force Meetings

Public Engagement

In addition to the task force, BOEM will engage Chamorro communities, stakeholders, and the public with meaningful opportunities to participate in the multi-phased federal renewable energy authorization process. BOEM is committed to ongoing open and transparent communication with the Chamorro people (the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands) as well as ocean users, other local stakeholders, and the public. Throughout the planning process, trust, respect, and shared responsibility will be fundamental as part of a deliberative process for effective collaboration and informed decision-making.  

Environmental Studies

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BOEM coordinates and consults with affected indigenous communities, territorial, and local governments and other Federal agencies Multiple opportunities for public input

BOEM has funded or considered numerous studies to collect information about the marine environment to support decisions concerning offshore renewable energy development. For more information, please visit https://www.boem.gov/environment/environmental-studies-pacific.

Guam-specific studies include:  

Related Press Releases

Guam Globe map

How Did We Get Here?

BOEM’s mission is to manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and implementing regulations, BOEM issues leases, easements, and rights-of-way for orderly, safe, and environmentally responsible renewable energy development activities, such as the siting and construction of wind and marine hydrokinetic technologies on the OCS.  

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 contains several provisions relevant to BOEM’s offshore energy program, including amending the definition of the OCS in the OCS Lands Act to include submerged lands within the exclusive economic zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The IRA also amended the OCS Lands Act by adding a definition of “State” to include each of the several 50 States of the Union, as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  

On October 4, 2023, BOEM published the “Inflation Reduction Act Conformity Amendments to Regulations on the Outer Continental Shelf” final rule in the Federal Register, which implements the IRA by amending and adding the definitions of OCS and State in BOEM’s renewable energy regulations to be consistent with the IRA language.    

BOEM is facilitating the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035.  

An all-of-government approach is being employed to offshore renewable energy by collaborating with Native and Indigenous communities, Tribal Nations, federal agencies, states, and territories across the Pacific Region to expand responsible offshore wind production. BOEM will use the most efficient, transparent, and inclusive processes to identify future renewable energy lease sale areas, and seek to avoid, reduce, and mitigate any potential conflicts or impacts in these efforts. BOEM is committed to advancing the development of offshore renewable energy projects in an economically and environmentally responsible way.

For background information on offshore wind and the BOEM leasing process, please view the following video and fact sheets: