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Residents voiced overwhelming opposition to plans by Mayflower Wind to run electric cables from its offshore wind farm though Falmouth at a public hearing held by the select board on
Opponents of landing offshore wind cables at Falmouth Heights Beach made their voices heard Wednesday at a Falmouth Select Board hearing. For more than 90 minutes, the Select Board took public comments about Mayflower Wind’s proposal to bring power ashore in Falmouth. Most speakers said they don’t want underground power cables to come ashore in Falmouth Heights or be routed through residential areas to a new electric substation.
Mayflower Wind has merged the two projects that were selected in Massachusetts's latest offshore wind solicitations into one development now known as the SouthCoast Project. The first Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm has now been decided to also connect to the grid at Brayton Point in Somerset, instead in Falmouth on Cape Cod as initially planned.
Massachusetts utilities filed long-term plans on Wednesday to advance two large offshore wind projects, which collectively represent the state's largest offshore wind venture,...
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