Demystifying the Project Design Envelope

Presentation Description: The poster will explain BOEM's Project Design Envelope guidance and discuss how it can be used to facilitate offshore wind permitting. PDE examples, lessons learned as well as strategies and recommendations for effective use of the PDE will be presented.

Poster Outline

- PDE Process
o What is a PDE?
o PDE examples
o How much flexibility can be put into a PDE?
o Do all of the PDE alternatives need to be fully assessed in the COP?
o How much information is required for the onshore PDE?
o At what point does the PDE have to be narrowed down in the timeline from submittal to NOI to ROD?
- Challenges in Defining the PDE
o Determining a “reasonable range” for PDE parameters
o Lessons learned from previous PDEs
o Interfacing with the project engineers to develop an effective PDE
o Strategies and recommendations for using a PDE