Decisive Move: U.S. Government Clears Vineyard Wind, America’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Project
Located south of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard is known as a summer destination for the rich and famous. But if the island is where well-heeled vacationers go to recharge their batteries, it’s set to soon be associated with another kind of energy altogether: America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, projected to generate 800 megawatts and supply renewable electricity to thousands of U.S. homes.
This week, the Vineyard Wind 1 project received the final major step in the federal review process, obtaining the Record of Decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. “Today’s Record of Decision is not about the start of a single project, but the launch of a new industry,” said Vineyard Wind CEO Lars T. Pedersen. “Receiving this final major federal approval means the jobs, economic benefits and clean energy revolution associated with the Vineyard Wind 1
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