The Vineyard Wind project, it said, was expected to generate 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses.
The DOI added that a Record of Decision had granted Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines off Massachusetts as part of an 800-megawatt offshore wind energy facility.
According to the Vineyard Wind team, the facility will use GE Renewable Energy s huge Haliade-X turbines, which will mean only 62 will actually be required.
Vineyard Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables. The latter is a subsidiary of Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, a major utility headquartered in Spain.
The Vineyard Wind project, it said, was expected to generate 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses.
The DOI added that a Record of Decision had granted Vineyard Wind final federal approval to install 84 or fewer turbines off Massachusetts as part of an 800-megawatt offshore wind energy facility.
According to the Vineyard Wind team, the facility will use GE Renewable Energy s huge Haliade-X turbines, which will mean only 62 will actually be required.
Vineyard Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables. The latter is a subsidiary of Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, a major utility headquartered in Spain.
Offshore wind project off Mass. coast seen as key to clean energy gets OK
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, three of Deepwater Wind s five turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I, the nation s first offshore wind farm. An offshore wind project off the island of Martha s Vineyard, off the Massachusetts coast, that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved by the federal government Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Federal government approves Vineyard Wind offshore wind project
Updated at 1:16 p.m. on May 11, 2021.
THE VINEYARD WIND offshore wind project has received federal approval.
An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes and is touted by backers as a key piece of America’s transition to renewable energy was approved Tuesday by the federal government.
The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha’s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. The nearly $3 billion project is a critical part of the Biden administration’s plan to grow renewable energy in the U.S.
Offshore wind project seen as key to clean energy gets OK
PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, three of Deepwater Wind s five turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I, the nation s first offshore wind farm. An offshore wind project off the island of Martha s Vineyard, off the Massachusetts coast, that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved by the federal government Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters.Michael Dwyer/APShow MoreShow Less