December 11, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Since 2020, the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved eight commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects in federal waters, and has held five offshore wind lease sales, including offshore New York, New Jersey, the Carolinas, and the first-ever sales offshore the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts. The U.S. Offshore Wind program was busy in 2024.