The renewable developer Ocean Winds (OW, a 50:50 joint venture of EDP Renewables and ENGIE) has received approvals from the US State of Massachusetts to develop its 1,287 MW SouthCoast Wind 1 offshore wind project. Massachusetts has notably approved plans for the construction and operation of onshore transmission facilities at Brayton Point in Somerset. In addition, the State's Department of Environmental Protection has granted a license for project-related nearshore equipment and work, while the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management signed off on the project’s Federal Consistency Review.
The wind project, located off Nantucket, is set to start construction in 2025 and be completed by 2030. The project’s proposed cable route runs through federal, Massachusetts and Rhode Island State waters. It is part of an offshore lease area with the potential to generate over 2,400 MW, in two 1,200 MW phases. SouthCoast Wind has been awarded power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Massachusetts and Rhode Island for a total of 1,287 MW and the company is currently negotiating contracts with each state’s largest utilities.
At the federal level, the United States targets 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 15 GW of floating wind capacity by 2035. At the end of 2023, the US had 42 MW of offshore wind capacity.
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