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The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will host three public meetings on plans for offshore Oahu wind farms.
The meetings will be held:
>> July 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at McKinley High School, 1039 S. King St.
>> July 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Waianae Intermediate School, 85-626 Farrington Highway, Waianae.
>> July 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Waialua Elementary School 67-020, Waialua Beach Road, Waialua.
The BOEM held a public meeting in May to discuss three plans for wind farms approximately 12 to 17 miles off Oahu’s shores.
Two companies are interested in the project: AW Hawaii Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Danish-based Alpha Wind Energy; and Oregon-based Progression Energy LLC.
AW Hawaii wants to build two projects: an Oahu South project, consisting of 51 floating wind turbines 17 miles south of Diamond Head, and a 51-turbine Oahu Northwest project 12 miles northwest of Kaena Point. Progression Energy wants to bring 50 turbines to a site 15 miles off Oahu’s South Shore.
The BOEM said it will also accept public comments until Aug. 8. Residents can submit public comments by visiting regulations.gov and entering “BOEM-2016-0049” in the search bar; mailing in an envelope labeled “Comments on Hawaii EA” and addressed to Regional Director, BOEM Pacific OCS Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo, CA 93010; or attending the public meetings.
For more information about offshore wind planning efforts for Hawaii, go to boem.gov/Hawaii.
