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Vineyard Wind Connector: Final Environmental Impact Report
Vineyard Wind Connector: Final Environmental Impact Report EEA #15787 December 17, 2018 Submitted to Prepared by Executive Office of Energy and Epsilon Associates, Inc. Environmental Affairs 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 MEPA Office Maynard, Massachusetts 01754 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Submitted by In Association with Vineyard Wind LLC Foley Hoag LLP 700 Pleasant Street, Suite 510 Stantec, Inc. New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740 Geo SubSea LLC December 17, 2018 Secretary Matthew A. Beaton Attn: MEPA Office Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Subject: Vineyard Wind Connector (EEA #15787) Final Environmental Impact Report Dear Secretary Beaton: On behalf of Vineyard Wind LLC (the Company, or Proponent), I am pleased to submit this Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Vineyard Wind Connector1. A year ago, we submitted the Environmental Notification Form (ENF) for this groundbreaking project. We are most appreciative of the concerted effort made by the entire EEA team to provide a constructive review, and to do so on an ambitious schedule. As we enter the final step of the MEPA review process, Vineyard Wind is pleased with the refinements that have been made to Project, many of which reflect input from your resource agencies as well as the Town of Barnstable. We look forward to continuing to work with the EEA team to bring the MEPA process to a productive conclusion, thus completing a central component of the public review of the Project. The balance of this letter provides an update on Project milestones, an overview of the refinements and improvements made since the submittal of the SDEIR in late August, and an update on the BOEM review process. -
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Economic Impact Assessment
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Economic Impact Assessment Issue Date | March 2020 Prepared By American Wind Energy Association Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Current Status of U.S. Offshore Wind .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Lessons from Land-based Wind ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Announced Investments in Domestic Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................ 5 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Input Assumptions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Modeling Tool ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ -
DRI # 688 Vineyard Wind Transmission Cable MVC Staff Report – 2019‐02‐21 1
BOX 1447, OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS, 02557, 508‐693‐3453, FAX 508‐693‐7894 [email protected] WWW.MVCOMMISSION.ORG Martha's Vineyard Commission DRI # 688 Vineyard Wind Transmission Cable MVC Staff Report – 2019‐02‐21 1. DESCRIPTION 1.1 Applicant: Vineyard Wind, LLC; Richard Andrade, Eric Peckar (Vineyard Power Cooperative); Kate McEneaney (Epsilon Associates); Rachel Pachter and Nate Mayo (Vineyard Wind). 1.2 Project Location: The proposed cables would run more or less north‐south for 12.4 or 13.7 miles below Edgartown waters approximately 1.2 miles offshore. 1.3 Proposal: The proposal is to install two 220‐kW export cables underneath the sea floor in two trenches that will pass approximately 1.2 miles offshore of Edgartown for either 12.4 or 13.7 miles (through the Edgartown waters stretch) using hydro‐plow or mechanical plow installation methods. Plans show two possible routes but only one is proposed to be installed. 1.4 Zoning: The project is offshore where there is no zoning. The area where the Wind Farm is proposed was designated a Wind Lease Area by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). 1.5 Local Permits: The project will be reviewed locally by the Edg. Conservation Commission and the MVC. The Applicant has said they will conduct conversations with the Wampanoag Tribe. Other permits and reviews: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being conducted by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released on December 7, 2018, triggering a 45‐day public and agency review period (https://www.boem.gov/Vineyard‐Wind/) and is also at the Edgartown and Chilmark Public Libraries. -
2019 Market Report
US OFFSHORE WIND MARKET UPDATE & INSIGHTS US OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY GENERATION The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM), has auctioned 16 US offshore wind energy areas (WEAs) designated in federal waters for offshore wind development. Each area has been leased to a qualified offshore wind developer. The ar- eas are located along the East Coast from North Carolina to Massachusetts and represent a total potential capacity of 21,000 Megawatts (MWs) of offshore wind power generation. HISTORY OF BOEM AUCTIONS AND LEASES YEAR LEASE # LESSEE STATE ACREAGE BID MW* NEXT 2012 0482 GSOE I DE 70,098 NA NA SAP *Reading volumes, some earlier estimates 2013 0486 Deepwater Wind NE RI/MA 97,498 $3,838,288 3400 TTL COP of capacity likely used 2013 0487 Deepwater Wind NE RI/MA 67,252 $3,838,288 3400 TTL FDR different calculations. 2013 0483 VA Electric & Power Co. VA 112,799 $1,600,000 2000 COP In all cases, capacity 2014 0490 US Wind MD 79,707 $8,701,098 1450 COP calculations should be considered estimates. 2015 0501 Vineyard Wind MA 166,886 $166,886 See Below FDR 2015 0500 Bay State Wind MA 187,523 $281,285 2000 TTL COP 2016 0498 Ocean Wind NJ 160,480 $880,715 See Below COP 2016 0499 EDFR Development NJ 183,353 $1,006,240 3400 TTL SAP 2017 0512 Equinor Wind US NY 79,350 $42,469,725 1000 COP 2017 0508 Avangrid Renewables NC 122,405 $9,066,650 1486 SAP 2018 0519 Skipjack Offshore Energy DE 26,332 Assigned NA SAP 2018 0520 Equinor Wind US MA 128,811 $135,000,000 1300 EXEC 2018 0521 Mayflower Wind Energy MA 127,388 $135,000,000 1300 EXEC 2018 0522 Vineyard Wind MA 132,370 $135,000,000 1500 EXEC EXEC—Lease Execution SAP—Site Assessment Plan COP—Construction & Operations Plan FDR—Facility Design Report @offshorewindus / BUSINESS NETWORK FOR OFFSHORE WIND / offshorewindus.org 1 STATE 2018 2019 MARKET GROWTH The US Offshore Wind market currently stands VIRGINIA 12 12 at 16,970 MWs and is a subset of the total US MARYLAND 366 366 potential generation capacity. -
Stafftop Challenge for New US Sector
Subsea Cable Solutions for offshore wind The Offshore Extensive experience in Wind Consultants complete projects owcltd.com 21 August 2020 @IPF20 LIVESTREAM Equinor puts floating TRENDING ON wind on its project menu Equinor is looking at floating wind Staff top challenge projects as part of its expansion in the US, IPF20 Livestream heard. p2 Vineyard and Mayflower Wind agree staging port leases Vineyard and Mayflower Wind have for new US sector signed lease agreements to use the The US offshore wind industry New Bedford Marine Commerce is primed to deliver on its Terminal as their primary staging and multi-gigawatt promise deployment base. despite confidence being Click here knocked by permitting delays, IPF20 Livestream heard. HOME ADVANTAGE (clockwise Philippe Kavafyan, CEO Orsted secures blessing to from top left): Martin Hansen of turbine manufacturer deploy Haliade-X at Skipjack of Siemens Gamesa, Orsted’s Grant van Wyngaarden, Matt MHI Vestas, told delegates The Maryland Public Service Sellers of Kiewit and sourcing on Thursday the necessary Commission has approved Orsted’s manager Senthil Baskaran elements are there for the turbine selection for its Skipjack wind Screengrab: Business Network for Offshore Wind sector to succeed. farm off the coast of Delaware. Consenting delays, caused BULLISH: Business Network for Offshore Wind CEO Liz Click here Secondary steel key to by the Bureau of Ocean Burdock and MHI Vestas chief Philippe Kavafyan Screengrab: reNEWS Orsted’s local content Energy Management’s Orsted is aiming to deliver significant decision last year to likely to collaborate, including involved if US developers Consortium unveils NY offshore local content levels across its near undertake a cumulative study turbine suppliers, in order to decide to use the next wind port upgrade 3GW US offshore wind portfolio by of all proposed east coast be able to access people with generation of turbines, A New York consortium has unveiled bringing tier two and three suppliers projects, have “calmed down” the required skills. -
U.S. Offshore Wind Market Report & Insights 2020
RAMPION OFFSHORE WIND FARM — COURTESY OF ATKINS THE BUSINESS NETWORK FOR OFFSHORE WIND U.S. OFFSHORE WIND MARKET REPORT & INSIGHTS 2020 MEMBERS ONLY The Business Network for Offshore Wind’s2020 U.S. Offshore Wind Market and Insights offers an analysis of federal and state government activity to better understand how it may affect your business planning and the industry holistically. The federal government has turned its attention to the burgeoning industry to offer more regulation. Congress and federal agencies beyond the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management and U.S. Department of Energy are now affecting how the offshore wind industry will operate into the future. This report also discusses how some of the challenges facing offshore wind are being addressed. The health and safety of workers – whether onshore or offshore – are a paramount tenet within the industry. Particular- ly at this time, the offshore industry remains proactive in its response to the coronavirus epidemic, having put in place telework directives, eliminating unnecessary travel, and following government guidelines. As a result of these protocols, Europe has reported minimal disruptions to the supply chains and the 15 offshore wind projects in the U.S., remain in the planning and development stages. It is too soon to know exactly how the global COVID-19 epidemic disruption will affect the U.S. offshore wind in- dustry. Our main concern centers around the economic hardship a long-term shutdown and recession would place on secondary and tertiary U.S. suppliers. It is important to point out, however, that there is almost 10GWs of U.S. -
Vineyard Wind Connector 2
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Charles D. Baker GOVERNOR Karyn E. Polito LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Tel: (617) 626-1000 Kathleen A. Theoharides Fax: (617) 626-1181 SECRETARY http://www.mass.gov/eea June 25, 2021 CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PROJECT NAME : Vineyard Wind Connector 2 PROJECT MUNICIPALITY : Barnstable, Edgartown, Mashpee and Nantucket PROJECT WATERSHED : Cape and Islands EEA NUMBER : 16231 PROJECT PROPONENT : Vineyard Wind LLC DATE NOTICED IN MONITOR : April 7, 2021 Pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA; M.G.L. c. 30, ss. 61- 62I) and Section 11.08 of the MEPA regulations (301 CMR 11.00), I have reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and hereby determine that it adequately and properly complies with MEPA and its implementing regulations. The Proponent may prepare and submit for review a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). The project is a component of an 800-megawatt (MW) wind energy generating facility known as Park City Wind (PCW) to be constructed approximately 19 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The generating facility will occupy a section of the Proponent’s 261-square mile (166,866 acres) Lease Area designated as OCS-A 0501 that was awarded to the Proponent through a competitive lease sale conducted by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The Proponent plans to construct three wind generating facilities in the OCS-A 0501 lease area. The first, known as Vineyard Wind, is located in the northern part of the lease area; components of the transmission infrastructure associated with the Vineyard Wind project, known as the Vineyard Wind Connector 1 (VWC1) completed MEPA review in 2019 (EEA #15787). -
Offshore Wind Turbines More Are Coming to Northeast Waters Can They Co-Exist with Commercial and Recreational Fishing? (See the Watch on Page 3)
www.RISAA.org SEPTEMBER, 2018 • Issue 236 401-826-2121 Representing Over 7,500 Recreational Anglers Offshore Wind Turbines More are coming to Northeast waters Can they co-exist with commercial and recreational fishing? (see The Watch on page 3) R.I.S.A.A. / September, 2018 Wind Farms - Good or Bad? Unless you read nothing in this for fishing safeguards at every step of Sept 8 • 3:00 PM Fly Fishing Committee issue every month except this the process. fishing at Bristol Narrows President’s message (ha-ha), you will As this issue goes to press we are have noticed more and more articles attempting to set up a public Sept 18 • 6:30 RISAA Board of Directors about the offshore wind farms. This is informational meeting with the people Sept 19 • 6:00 PM Fly Fishing Committee especially in The Watch column, written from Deepwater Wind and Vineyard fishing at Weekapaug Breachway by Dave Monti as chairman of the Wind at the Elks so all interested RISAA Legislative Committee. members can come and hear about the Sept 24 • 7:00 PM RISAA Monthly The wind farms can’t be avoided. actual project proposals and ask Seminar There are currently proposals that, if all questions. Stay tuned.... came to fruition, would put thousands SALTWATER ANGLERS Sept 27 • 2:00 PM Fly Fishing Committee of wind turbines along our coasts. FOUNDATION fishing at Narrow River Current and proposed projects are LICENSE PLATES underway not only in Rhode Island and Sept 29 • 8:00 AM Kayak Committee After last month’s issue came out fishing at Fogland Beach, Tiverton Massachusetts, but also New York, with news of the Saltwater license New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, plates being available, I received a Oct 6 • 8:00 AM Kayak Committee Hawaii and California. -
Offshore Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities
Offshore Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities Fishery Management Council Coordinating Committee May 18, 2021 Brian Hooker | Office of Renewable Energy Programs Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Energy OCS Lands Act: "… vital national resource … expeditious and orderly development … environmental safeguards" Energy Policy Act of 2005: "… energy from sources other than oil and gas …" Alaska OCS Pacific OCS Gulf of Mexico OCS Atlantic OCS 2 Biden Administration Offshore Wind Energy Goals o March 29, 2021 the White House issued a “whole-of-government approach” to offshore wind energy development including: o Establishing a Target of Employing Tens of Thousands of Workers to Deploy 30 Gigawatts (30,000 megawatts) of Offshore Wind by 2030 (BOEM). o Partnering with Industry on Data- Sharing (NOAA). o Studying Offshore Wind Impacts. (NOAA). 3 Renewable Energy Program by the Numbers Competitive Lease Sales Completed: 8 Active Commercial Offshore Leases: 17 Site Assessment Plans (SAPs) Approved: 11 General Activities & Research Plans Approved: 2 Construction and Operations Plans (COPs): • Under Review 14 • Anticipated within next 12 months 2 Regulatory Guidance: 11 Leasing Under Consideration: 7 Steel in the Water: 2020 4 Atlantic OCS Renewable Energy: “Projects in the Pipeline” Project Company 2020 Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Pilot South Fork Vineyard Wind I Revolution Wind Skipjack Windfarm Empire Wind Bay State Wind U.S. Wind Sunrise Wind Ocean Wind Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Park City Wind Mayflower Wind Atlantic Shores Kitty Hawk 2030 OCS-A 0522 5 Pacific OCS Renewable Energy State Project Nominations California Humboldt Call Area 10 California Morro Bay Call Area 11 California Diablo Canyon Call Area 11 Hawaii Oahu North Call Area 2 Hawaii Oahu South Call Area 3 6 U.S. -
May Flower Site Assessment Plan for Lease OCS-A 0521
SAP Mayflower Wind Lease OCS-A 0521 Site Assessment Plan July 29, 2019 For Public Release SITE ASSESSMENT PLAN Mayflower Wind Lease OCS – A 0521 Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area SUBMITTED TO: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy U.S. Department of the Interior 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 Office 703-787-1577 Fax 703-787-1708 Attn: Jeff Browning, Mayflower Project Coordinator PREPARED FOR: Mayflower Wind Energy LLC 281 Albany Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 PREPARED BY: ESS Group, Inc. 10 Hemingway Drive, 2nd Floor East Providence, Rhode Island 02915 ESS Project No. M394-000.05 July 29, 2019 © 2019 ESS Group, Inc. – This document or any part may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording without the express written consent of ESS Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Mayflower Wind Lease OCS-A 0521 Site Assessment Plan July 29, 2019 For Public Release TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Information (30 CFR § 585.610(a)) ...................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Contact Information (§ 585.610(a)(1)) .................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Site Assessment Concept (§ 585.610(a)(2)) ......................................................................... -
Openhousecontent 5.17.21
May 18, 2021 Tonight’s Speakers Seth Kaplan Christopher Hardy Director of External Affairs External Outreach Manager Joel Southall Kelsey Perry Fisheries Liaison Officer Community Liaison Officer 1 The Future of Clean Energy is Here • The need and opportunity for offshore wind to fulfill Massachusetts’ net-zero carbon emissions goals • Plans for making Massachusetts an offshore wind hub through investments in ports and supporting infrastructure, workforce development, innovative technologies, and applied research • An update on onshore electrical infrastructure plans • Next steps in the permitting and review process • Interactions with fisheries and marine users 2 Seth Kaplan Director of External Affairs 3 National Plans for Offshore Wind • President Biden’s clean energy plan includes 30,000 MW of offshore wind by 2030 • There are 15 active federal lease areas in the United States with a total offshore wind pipeline of 27,000 MW to date • 1 MW is enough to power 100,000 homes Source: American Wind Energy Association 4 The Climate Crisis & Need for Offshore Wind “Over the last century, annual air temperatures in the Northeast have been warming at an average rate of 0.5°F per decade since 1970. Winter temperatures have been rising at a faster rate of 1.3°F per decade on average. Even what seems like a very small rise in temperatures can cause major changes in climate patterns such as rain or snowfall.” Hill , Jessica. “Coastal Study Reveals Falmouth Spots VulneraBle to Climate Change.” Cape Cod Times, 2020. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has documented that sections of Cape Cod, including Falmouth, are eroding at greater than 1 foot per year. -
Vineyard Wind Connector 2: Analysis to Support Petition Before the Energy Facilities Siting Board
Vineyard Wind Connector 2: Analysis to Support Petition Before the Energy Facilities Siting Board Docket #EFSB 20-01 Volume I: Text May 28, 2020 Submitted to Prepared by Energy Facilities Siting Board Epsilon Associates, Inc. One South Station 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Maynard, Massachusetts 01754 Submitted by In Association with Vineyard Wind LLC Foley Hoag LLP 700 Pleasant Street, Suite 510 Stantec, Inc. New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740 Gradient Geo SubSea LLC ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT PETITION BEFORE THE ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD DOCKET #EFSB 20-01 Vineyard Wind Connector 2 VOLUME I: TEXT Submitted to: ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD One South Station Boston, MA 02114 Submitted by: VINEYARD WIND LLC 700 Pleasant Street, Suite 510 New Bedford, MA 02740 Prepared by: EPSILON ASSOCIATES, INC. In Association with: 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 Maynard, MA 01754 Foley Hoag LLP Stantec, Inc. Gradient Geo SubSea LLC May 28, 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents VOLUME I 1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION 1-1 1.1 Introduction/Siting Board Jurisdiction 1-2 1.2 Offshore Wind, Background 1-4 1.2.1 Background on Offshore Wind Lease Areas 1-7 1.2.2 Connecticut Energy Legislation (An Act Concerning the Procurement of Energy Derived from Offshore Wind) 1-8 1.2.3 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan 1-9 1.3 Project Overview 1-10 1.3.1 Offshore Wind Array (Federal Waters, for background) 1-10 1.3.2 Offshore Transmission Cables 1-12 1.3.3 Onshore Export Cables 1-14 1.3.4 Substation 1-16 1.3.4.1 Containment System 1-18