Biden administration approval of Vineyard Wind project panned by fishing groups
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Despite objections coming from U.S. fishing industry, the Biden administration on Tuesday, 11 May announced the approval of the country’s first large-scale offshore wind energy development project.
According to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project will include no more than 84 turbines off the coast of Massachusetts.
“A clean energy future is within our grasp in the United States,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said. “The approval of this project is an important step toward advancing the Administration s goals to create good-paying union jobs while combatting climate change and powering our nation.”
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WASHINGTON – Twenty years ago, it seemed as if the Cape and Islands were ready to tap into the wind off our shores and lead the nation into a new era of renewable energy.
Cape Wind, located in Nantucket Sound, faltered after a tortuous 16-year regulatory process, but on Tuesday Vineyard Wind received its final approval from the federal government and will become the nation’s first industrial-scale offshore wind farm.
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced final approval of construction and operation for Vineyard Wind on Tuesday morning, clearing the way for construction to begin.
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)