Business Offshore wind energy leasing opens in Gulf of Mexico By Deanna B. Narveson - July 21, 2023 iStock.com/Wirestock FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Federal regulators announced Thursday the first ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale, opening sites off the coast of Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas, that could potentially power nearly 1.3 million homes. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.