New York Bight auction Day 2 ends with USD 3.35bn in bids

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Day 2 of bidding in the offshore wind lease auction for acreage in the New York Bight ended with bids totalling USD 3.35 billion (EUR 2.99bn) in Round 46.

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) took a recess at 0600 PM EST and plans to resume the competitive bidding process at 0900 AM EST on Friday.

On offer are six lease areas off the coasts of New York and New Jersey that could accommodate between 5.6 GW and 7 GW of offshore wind capacity.

The first day of bidding ended after the 21st round.

More details about subsequent rounds are available in the table below.

	OCS-A 0537 (868 MW)		OCS-A 0538 (964 MW)		OCS-A 0539 (1.39 GW)		OCS-A 0541 (924 MW)		OCS-A 0542 (934 MW)		OCS-A 0544 (523 MW)
RND	Live Bids	USD	Live Bids	USD	Live Bids	USD	Live Bids	USD	Live Bids	USD	Live Bids	USD
22.	3	280m	3	295m	3	430m	3	295m	1	190m	0	100m
23.	3	290m	1	305m	3	440m	2	305m	4	190m	0	100m
24.	2	300m	5	305m	3	450m	2	315m	0	205m	0	100m
25.	3	310m	2	320m	4	460m	2	325m	1	205m	0	100m
26.	2	320m	2	330m	3	475m	2	335m	3	205m	0	100m
27.	2	330m	2	340m	5	485m	3	345m	0	215m	0	100m
28.	2	340m	2	350m	5	500m	2	355m	1	215m	0	100m
29.	2	350m	3	360m	3	515m	2	365m	2	215m	0	100m
30.	3	360m	2	370m	5	525m	2	375m	0	225m	0	100m
31.	2	370m	2	380m	5	540m	3	385m	0	225m	0	100m
32.	3	380m	1	390m	6	555m	2	395m	0	225m	0	100m
33.	1	400m	7	390m	4	585m	0	415m	0	225m	0	100m
34.	3	400m	2	420m	6	615m	0	415m	1	225m	0	100m
35.	2	420m	2	440m	3	645m	0	415m	5	225m	0	100m
36.	2	445m	3	465m	5	675m	0	415m	2	245m	0	100m
37.	2	470m	6	490m	1	715m	1	415m	2	255m	0	100m
38.	2	495m	2	530m	1	715m	5	415m	2	270m	0	100m
39.	1	520m	2	555m	4	715m	2	440m	3	285m	0	100m
40.	2	520m	4	580m	1	755m	3	465m	2	300m	0	100m
41.	0	545m	3	615m	4	755m	2	490m	1	320m	2	100m
42.	2	545m	3	640m	2	795m	1	515m	3	320m	1	110m
43.	1	570m	3	665m	1	820m	3	515m	1	340m	3	110m
44.	2	570m	1	690m	3	820m	2	540m	2	340m	2	120m
45.	2	600m	2	690m	3	860m	1	570m	2	365m	2	130m
46.	1	630m	0	720m	2	900m	5	570m	2	390m	2	140m

This is not only the first US offshore wind lease sale in over three years but also the one to offer the most areas in a single auction to date, as stated by the US Interior Department when it scheduled the competitive process in January 2022.

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