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BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind project (formerly Mayflower Wind),<\/a> located over 30 miles south of Martha\u2019s Vineyard and 20 miles south of Nantucket.<\/p>\n

It is the 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

With Friday\u2019s approval of SouthCoast Wind, BOEM has approved over 19 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy from offshore wind energy projects \u2013 enough to power more than 6 million homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we walked in the door of this administration, there were zero approved, commercial-scale offshore wind projects in federal waters. Today, I am proud to celebrate our 11th approval, a testament to the commitment and enduring progress made by the hardworking public servants at the Department of the Interior,\u201d said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.<\/p>\n

The SouthCoast Wind project is expected to generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, enough to power more than 840,000 homes. The project area covers approximately 127,388 acres.<\/p>\n

The project, as approved, includes the construction of up to 141 wind turbine generators and up to five offshore substation platforms located at a maximum of 143 positions, and up to eight offshore export cables potentially making landfall in Brayton Point or Falmouth, Mass.<\/p>\n

Compared to SouthCoast Win\u2019s original proposed project, the selected alternative removes up to six wind turbine positions in the northeastern portion of the Lease Area to reduce potential impacts on foraging habitat and potential displacement of wildlife from this habitat adjacent to Nantucket Shoals.<\/p>\n

On November 8, 2024, BOEM announced the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed project, which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of the activities outlined in the project\u2019s construction and operations plan and considered reasonable alternatives. The \u201cNotice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC\u2019s Proposed SouthCoast Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island\u201d will be published in the Federal Register in the coming days.<\/p>\n