These lines which represent the installed or proposed locations of the "Export Cable" portions of a wind farm show the current plans that the developers of the wind farms intend to build. Note that until installation occurs, these locations can change.
These data contain both proposed and installed export cables. The proposed cables show the developer’s current plans, but until installation occurs, these locations are subject to change. These preliminary data are being provided to help inform stakeholders of the intended location so they can provide feedback regarding the potential location of these cables. In most cases, the cables shown are the maximum proposed build out within the individual design envelope of the project. In some cases, more than one proposed layout is provided. If no specific configuration option is shown in the attributes, then all the locations are considered the preferred option. Regardless of which option is ultimately permitted, the placement and total number of cables built may vary from what is presented here. These data will be updated as new publicly available information is released. Data are provided by the lessee for project planning review and permitting uses.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP)
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| West | -76.945642 | East | -70.292189 |
| North | 41.737792 | South | 34.305875 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP)
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Layers are merged within ArcPro using geospatial layers provided by the Developers (lessee).
Polyline files provided by Lessee's were merged using the ArcPro Merge tool. Attributes that did not match were mapped to the preferred schema attributes. Any obvious attribute errors were corrected by the BOEM Geographer.
Data is provided to BOEM Office of Renewable Energy through the Lessee by request or along with one of a number of plans submitted.
ESRI feature type
ESRI
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
Number assigned to a lease by the agency.
BOEM
Each Lease Number is based, next number on the list and region, but they are not always consecutive.
Current name of the project as used by the developer.
BOEM
Unique name of development of wind farm
Current business name of the lessee.
BOEM
Created and often changed by the companies that purchase the leases
This could be any way of describing the type of cable to be installed. Usually the High Voltage AC or High Voltage DC but some developers have described the cable make up.
BOEM
HVAC, HVDC, copper cable, etc.
The first, second, third or further option for the cable being proposed.
BOEM
Null, 1, 2, 3, D, M, etc. Any code the developer wishes to attach which could mean the option number or option letter, or no option represented.
Indicator of where the majority of the cable will lie. Federal = Federal Outer Continental Shelf Waters; State = State offshore waters; Federal/State = Both Federal and State are represented (polyline was not broken into sections); inland = waters inland of coastal areas or coastline; land = state areas above sea level or a mix of land and inland waters.
BOEM
description of the location of the cable
Name provided by the developer that they are referring to for the specific cable route.
BOEM
Developer described route name
Showing either Alternating Current type or Direct Current type or both.
BOEM
AC - Alternating Current DC - Direct Current
The number of Kilovolts projected to be able to be transported through the cable.
BOEM
Number of Kilovolts that the cable is able to carry
The number of millimeters of the cable if measured around the outer perimeter.
BOEM
Length of perimeter of the cable in millimeters
Depth of burial in meters from the seafloor or land elevation.
BOEM
Depth of burial of the cable in meters
Whether the cable is proposed or installed.
BOEM
Proposed - cable is not yet installed and is only a proposed location. Installed - cable is already installed.
Additional Information provided by the wind farm developer.
BOEM
Any notes the developer wished to include - random
Length of the portion of the proposed cable represented by the line segment in miles.
BOEM
The length of the cable segment in statute miles
Length of the portion of the proposed cable represented by the line segment in kilometers.
n/a
The length of the cable segment in kilometers
Length of feature in internal units.
ESRI
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.