The Bureau of Ocean Vitality Administration (BOEM) has issued the Closing Environmental Impression Assertion (FEIS) for Avangrid’s New England Wind lease space, bringing the challenge one step nearer to full federal approval.
“Avangrid is grateful to the Bureau of Ocean Vitality Administration for its complete environmental assessment of the New England Wind lease space, which has the potential to ship roughly 2 GW of fresh, dependable energy to just about 1 million households and advance the area’s bold local weather targets,” says Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra.
“Avangrid is happy that the Closing Environmental Impression Assertion recognized the advantages of the challenge in a transparent and constant method, marking a pivotal step towards bringing this energy to the New England area. Simply final week, Avangrid introduced a landmark accomplishment by powering up the primary 5 Winery Wind 1 generators, and as we proceed to construct on the 68 Megawatts of energy we’re at present delivering to Massachusetts, we’re happy to attain one other milestone marking the sturdy ahead momentum of our nation-leading offshore wind portfolio.”
A Report of Resolution for the challenge is anticipated subsequent month and Development and Operations Plan approval is anticipated in July.
