President Trump’s administration has ordered a developer to halt construction on a nearly complete offshore wind farm off Rhode Island’s coast, casting the future of the state’s largest renewable energy project into doubt. In a stop-work order issued on Friday afternoon, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it is seeking to address national […]
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Avangrid’s New England Wind wins federal approval for 129 offshore turbines
Another proposed offshore wind development received federal approval on Tuesday, setting the stage for the construction of up to 129 new turbines in the federal waters south of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management granted approval to Avangrid for a pair of proposed wind farms identified as New England Wind […]
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Federal Regulators Have Put The Vineyard Wind Project In Limbo. Now What?
The Department of the Interior is delaying final regulatory approval of the Vineyard Wind project, pending a “cumulative analysis” of the offshore wind industry. The move is welcomed by fishermen, worried about the impact of the industry on their work, but has put the future of renewable energy in the country at risk.
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Vineyard Wind Says Offshore Wind Project Still On Schedule Despite Setbacks
Vineyard Wind says federal officials have no intention of stopping the 84-turbine offshore wind farm project. This comes after federal officials announced that it was not ready to make a decision on a critical component of the project.
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NOAA Fisheries Says Concerns About Offshore Wind Not Yet Resolved
Federal officials from two different agencies failed to agree on the findings of an environmental impact statement on Vineyard Wind, soon to become the developer of the largest offshore wind farm in the country.
