The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 2.4 GW SouthCoast Wind Project.
“Tribal nations, federal and state agencies, local communities, ocean users and key stakeholders have been instrumental in informing BOEM’s detailed environmental review of the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project,” says Elizabeth Klein, BOEM director.
“Completing this environmental review represents another major milestone in the administration’s commitment to achieving clean energy objectives that will benefit local communities.”
The proposal includes 147 wind turbines, five offshore substation platforms located at a maximum of 149 positions and eight offshore export cables potentially making landfall in Brayton Point or Falmouth, Mass.
The lease area covers 127,388 acres and is 26 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 nautical miles south of Nantucket, Mass.
During a 60-day public comment period last year, BOEM held three virtual public meetings to receive input on the draft EIS from tribal nations, local community members, government partners, commercial fishing interests and other ocean users. BOEM received 182 comments, which helped inform the final EIS.
