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Carolina LB WEA Lease OCS-A 0546
FEDERAL LEASE BUYOUT UPDATE: On June 29, 2026, leaseholder Duke Energy signed an agreement with the Department of the Interior to relinquish their previously held lease area, OCS-A 0546, in exchange for a payment of $129 million. As a result, Duke Energy will no longer develop offshore wind projects in this lease area, and the lease area has been marked "Federal Buyout Area."
FEDERAL LEASE BUYOUT UPDATE: On June 29, 2026, leaseholder Duke Energy signed an agreement with the Department of the Interior to relinquish their previously held lease area, OCS-A 0546, in exchange for a payment of $129 million. As a result, Duke Energy will no longer develop offshore wind projects in this lease area, and the lease area has been marked "Federal Buyout Area."
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Federal Buyout Area
33.447156501104, -77.83018846958
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