Vineyard Wind to appeal cable permit denial for 800 MW offshore wind project in US
Vineyard Wind plans to appeal the Edgartown conservation commission’s decision to deny a permit that would allow two underground cables to run through the Muskeget Channel.
Vineyard Wind proposed to bury two 400-megawatt export cables one mile off Chappaquiddick from its proposed wind farm 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard to a site in Barnstable.
The cables had been approved by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The Edgartown board was concerned Vineyard Wind had not provided assurances against adverse effects from the cables. Commercial fishermen questioned the plan at a public hearing.
Separately, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has delayed issuing a final environmental impact statement that would help clear the way for construction of the 84-turbine, 800-megawatt wind farm.
Vineyard Wind will now appeal the conservation commission decision to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Office of Appeals and Dispute Resolution in Boston. The conservation commission is no longer allowed to put its own conditions on the project because it denied the permit.
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