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SHAPE OF THE COAST: HOT TOPICS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Offshore Wind Update
JENNIFER MUNDT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
commerce.nc.gov
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Our mission is to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for all North Carolinians.
To do that, the Department works closely with local, regional, national and international organizations to propel economic, community and workforce development for the state.
NC Offshore Wind Potential
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Water Depth
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NC Working for OSW Success
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YEAR | NC ACTIVITY |
2017 | Kitty Hawk WEA leased |
2020 | SMART-POWER consortium established |
2021 | Executive Order 218 (2.8 GW by 2030 and 8 GW by 2040) House Bill 951 (↓70% CO2 by 2030 and CO2 neutral by 2050) |
2022 | NCTOWERS convenes Carolina Long Bay auction and leases issued Federal-State OSW Implementation Partnership |
2023 | OSW MOU with Danish Energy Agency CLEANcarolinas SMART-POWER Supply Chain & Workforce Assessment |
2024 | Central Atlantic States Regional Partnership Biennial Carbon Plan Order, Issued Nov 1, 2024 Preparing for 2025 and beyond |
NC’s WEAs
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NC’s WEAs (cont’d)
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NC’s WEAs (cont’d)
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Carolina Long Bay
~3 GW
Central Atlantic 2 at least 3 GW
Kitty Hawk
3.5 GW
CATL2 Supports both NC’s OSW Development and Decarbonization Goals
NC’s Goals for Central Atlantic 2
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~ 185,000 acres
BOEM Renewable Energy Development Process
Timeline for Area Identification to Leasing to Operations
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BOEM Renewable Energy Development Process
Timeline for Area Identification to Leasing to Operations
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CVOW SOUTH
KITTY HAWK SOUTH
CENTRAL ATLANTIC 2
CAROLINA LONG BAY
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NC and the OSW Industry
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Thank you!
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