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State regulators have hit the pause button on permitting for a transmission line that would run up the Sakonnet River from SouthCoast Wind's large offshore wind farm proposed in ocean waters south of Martha’s Vineyard. The Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board voted unanimously on Thursday to stay the application process for the cable that SouthCoast Wind needs to deliver electricity to the mainland grid from its proposed $5-billion project that would power more than a million homes.

Aquinnah is in negotiations with the developers of several offshore wind farms to help mitigate the impacts that hundreds of turbines will have on the view from the Aquinnah Cliffs. The town has already reached agreements with some developers, but others, like Ørsted, could compensate the town with significant impact fees.  Aquinnah climate and energy […]

In a June 29 email to the coordinator of the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board and sent in the wake of a public hearing before the board on the SouthCoast Wind project, Ciochetto said the company made false statements in testimony about the state of a permit application filed with the coastal council and about discussions with a board that advises the council on fishing impacts from offshore wind development. Ciochetto said that, contrary to what SouthCoast Wind told the siting board, an application with the coastal council for the wind farm’s transmission cable was not movin...

David Ciochetto, an engineer with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, alleged that the developer of the SouthCoast Wind Farm has made “blaring, misleading statements, if not outright lies” about where the project stands with the CRMC, one of which was confirmed by Rhode Island Current. The allegations were shared in a June 29 email with Emma Rodvien, coordinator for the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board, which is also reviewing the project. The emails were shared publicly on July 3. 

The joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds said accusations in a recent email are false.