TotalEnergies has revealed it has secured, through the developer Attentive Energy, one of the six federal offshore wind leases in the New York Bight auction.
Attentive Energy, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies Renewables USA, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, said the successful bid allows it to “formalize its long-term presence in the region and focus on delivering a community-first approach” as it works to develop the OCS-A 0538 lease.
The area is at least 36 miles off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.
TotalEnergies US offshore wind head David Foulon said that Attentive Energy’s “forward-thinking” outlook on stakeholder engagement since 2018 and its “proactive engagement” with local communities as well as ocean users “represent well our Company’s core values and will be extremely valuable as we grow TotalEnergies’ offshore wind activities in the U.S.”
Attentive Energy’s successful lease award in the New York Bight marks the entrance of TotalEnergies into the US offshore wind market after a decade of activity in the US solar and energy storage markets.