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Last week s federal approval of Vineyard Wind s first-in-the-nation project was hailed as the start of the offshore wind era and the project that moves up in the state s queue is introducing itself to more residents as it prepares for its own turn under the microscope.
Mayflower Wind, the Shell and Ocean Winds North America joint venture, selected unanimously by Massachusetts utility executives in 2019 to build and operate an 804-megawatt wind farm about 20 miles south of Nantucket, held the first in a series of virtual open houses Tuesday night to explain its project and answer questions from residents.
The second offshore wind farm to secure a contract with Bay State utilities, Mayflower Wind expects to get the state and federal permitting ball rolling in 2022, with the wind farm scheduled to be in operation by mid-December 2025.
Vineyard approval reboots US offshore wind sector
Go-ahead for first utility-scale offshore projects sends signal to investors
Investment in offshore wind in the US is expected to accelerate after a landmark decision this week to approve the country’s first utility-scale project following a protracted planning review process, industry associations say.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management granted full approval to the 800MW Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, handing the industry a significant breakthrough more than three years after the start of a public review process. 8GW – Forecast US capacity additions 2021-2025
“[The approval] brings a sorely needed regulatory decision for investors and re-positions the US as a player in the trillion-dollar global offshore wind industry,” says
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BOEM issues favorable Record of Decision for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the U.S.
800 MW project to create thousands of jobs and cut carbon emissions by 1.6 million tons annually.
Vineyard Wind to break ground in 2021 and begin delivering clean electricity to Massachusetts in 2023.
ORANGE, Conn. (BUSINESS WIRE) AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company, confirmed today that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its Record of Decision (ROD) for Vineyard Wind 1, an 800-megawatt project of AVANGRID joint venture Vineyard Wind. This final major federal approval will enable the beginning of construction activities on the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the U.S. this year. The project represents the beginning of an energy transition in New England where clean power will be created by harnessing the region’s strong coastal winds.