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Duke Energy Corporation Proposed “Offshore Wind Demonstration Project”

Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

8/19/2010 - This proposed project has been withdrawn.

Duke Energy Press Release

Duke Enery Fact Sheet

This web page provides information regarding the status of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, proposed "Offshore Wind Demonstration Project" involving the installation of wind turbines and transmission cables within the Pamlico Sound, west of the Outer Banks community of Avon.

As the Corps receives materials concerning this proposed project, they will be posted on this web page.

Public Scoping Meeting / March 18, 2010: 

Posters    -   Hand-outs   -   Participant Comments

The Corps will be accepting additional comments until 4/2/10. Public Notice

Notice of Intent (Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010)

BACKGROUND

In 2008, the NC General Assembly directed the University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill to study the feasibility of and capacity for wind energy generation within the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, and ocean waters along the North Carolina coast. An interagency meeting was convened in April 2009, followed by the publication of a report by UNC-Chapel Hill entitled, Coastal Wind: Energy for North Carolina's Future (exit Corps web to UNC).

The preliminary findings report predict that most of the State’s sounds and ocean waters are rated "Very Good" on the Truewind Energy Potential Scale, the minimum rating required for a project to proceed. Wind potential in federal waters is rated "Superior". The area from Cape Lookout north rates best.

In December 2009, the Wilmington District Commander signed the Third Party Processing agreement with Duke Energy establishing ARCADIS U.S., Inc, as the firm responsible for assisting the District  with preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), initiating the process for environmental review.

Follow this link (leaves Corps web site and not endorsed by government) to Duke Energy web site on wind energy.

For more information, contact David Lekson, Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office