SouthCoast Wind has become just the latest in a string of U.S. offshore wind project under threat from the Trump Administration’s offshore wind policies. The project received its final approval in December
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SouthCoast Wind has become just the latest in a string of U.S. offshore wind project under threat from the Trump Administration’s offshore wind policies. The project received its final approval in December of last year, but now the Department of Justice has reportedy filed to voluntarily remand its approval of SouthCoast Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan.
The Oceantic Network notes that the 2.4 GW project was scheduled to deli ver reliable, affordable power to more than 1 million Massachusetts and Rhode Island homes while creating 15,000 direct, full-time jobs. The project has made more than $670 million in U.S. supply chain investments to date, including port infrastructure, shipbuilding, maritime logistics, and purchased manufactured equipment.
In response, Oceantic Network issued the following statement from CEO Liz Burdock:
“Yesterday’s federal action remanding SouthCoast Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan undermines a critical source of American-made energy at a time when New England needs it most. Revoking approval at this
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