South Dakota Permits Wind Farm With Lengthy List of Conditions

2023-01-09 17:01:04

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has given its approval to a 71-turbine wind farm in the central part of the state, but in doing so, it has specified 45 conditions that must be met in its... Read More

Renewable Energy

Feds Release Draft EIS for Proposed Wind Project Off New Jersey Coast

2022-06-22 16:05:46

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed 1,100 MW offshore wind energy project in waters off the coast of New Jersey. The agency will publish a notice of availability... Read More

Renewable Energy

Second Major Wind Farm Approved Off US Coastline

2021-12-03 22:27:30

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have signed off on a proposal to build a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The South Fork Wind Project is the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved by the Bureau of Ocean... Read More

Energy

Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm

2021-05-11 18:59:05

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration gave its final approval Tuesday to the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project -- the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States. The decision was announced by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland... Read More