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Photo Simulation of view from Craigville Beach, Centerville, 6.5 miles from wind farm.
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Developer: Energy Management Inc. (EMI)
Owner/Operator: Cape Wind Associates LLC
Location: Nantucket Sound , MA
Size: 468 MW
Technology: 130 GE Wind Energy 3.6s Offshore @ 3.6-MW each
Type: Windfarm
Status: Seeking Permits
More Information:
Location of Nantucket Sound, off the shore of Massachusetts (PDF 100 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
Cape Wind
Offshore Wind Energy Collaborative
Cape Wind permit application
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Discussion: The 468-MW Cape Wind Project proposed for Nantucket Sound continues to seek permits. In July of 2008 the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) exercised its jurisdiction over local entities like the Cape Cod Commission to grant "all individual permits, approvals, or authorizations . . .necessary for the construction and operation" of a proposed energy facility if it is in the interest of the Commonwealth. As such, the EFSB has effectively overruled the Cape Cod Commission's previous transmission line building permit denial. Evidentiary proceedings for this process took place in October of 2008. More recently, in December 2008, The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved Cape Wind's Chapter 91 waterways application. The Federal Mineral Management Service (MMS) released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in January 2009 deeming the project environmentally sound. The MMS Record of Decision on granting a lease to the project developers could come within 30 days of the FEIS release. Barring any legal action from opponents of the project, Cape Wind Associates expect to finish permitting by March 2009 with construction to begin shortly after. Project Content Last Updated: 3/19/2009
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