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Trump Administration May Be Killing SouthCoast Wind. What Does This Mean for Somerset?
The Trump administration cites environmental and cultural concerns in legal challenges, aiming to halt a 2.4 gigawatt offshore wind project powering over 840,000 homes, approved under Biden.
- The Trump administration intends to reconsider and potentially cancel the SouthCoast Wind project near Somerset, Massachusetts, which was approved under the Biden administration.
- This reconsideration follows a January executive order by Trump halting new offshore wind leases and reviewing ongoing permits, reflecting his administration's longstanding opposition to offshore wind.
- SouthCoast Wind received approval to develop a wind farm spanning 127,388 acres south of Martha's Vineyard, featuring up to 141 turbines designed to generate enough power to supply Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with electrical connections routed via undersea cables to a substation planned at Brayton Point in Somerset.
- On August 29, $679 million in funding allocated for offshore wind projects labeled as failing was canceled by the Department of Transportation, while SouthCoast Wind criticized the Interior Department’s actions for causing excessive delays aimed at advancing political objectives.
- The project's termination would likely halt development at Brayton Point and suggests continuing federal resistance to offshore wind, amid legal challenges and halted construction on other wind farms like Revolution Wind.
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Federal government to reconsider SouthCoast Wind - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Trump administration continues to disrupt the offshore wind industry as the federal government plans to reconsider the approval of SouthCoast Wind, one of the largest wind farms off the coast of the Island that already anticipated a four-year delay in construction due to federal policies. Trump’s administration plans to review the farm’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), an application for a permit to develop an offshore wind farm, whi…
Denver Gazette
WTVBTrump administration to reconsider SouthCoast Wind permit, legal filing says
(Reuters) -The Trump administration will reconsider the permit for SouthCoast Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind farm approved by the government of former U.S. President Joe Biden last year, according to a federal court filing seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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