SouthCoast Wind
| SouthCoast Wind | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | WEA OCS-A 0521Lease Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 40°47′50″N 70°37′00″W / 40.797153°N 70.616667°W |
| Status | Proposed |
| Owner(s) | Ocean Winds North America |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Offshore |
| Distance from shore | 20 miles (32 km) |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Haliade-X 12 MW |
| Nameplate capacity |
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| External links | |
| Website | https://southcoastwind.com/ |
SouthCoast Wind, formerly known as Mayflower Wind, is a proposed offshore wind farm in U.S. federal waters about 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 23 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts in Lease OCS-A 0521,[1] which covers 127,388 acres.[2] Construction is expected to start in the late-2020s with power delivery from the project in 2030.
The project is backed by Ocean Winds North America (a global offshore wind collaboration of Engie and EDP Renewables).
It will connect to the grid at the former Brayton Point Power Station.
Project
[edit]| Wind farm | Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area | States | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Completion year |
Turbines | Developer/Utility | Regulatory agency | Refs | ||
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| Mayflower Wind | Offshore Massachusetts OCS-A 0521 |
25 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard (MA) | 127,388 acres (51,552 ha) | MA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Shell New Energies Ocean Winds |
BOEM MDPU[3] |
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See also
[edit]- List of offshore wind farms
- List of offshore wind farms in the United States
- Vineyard Wind
- Cape Wind
- East Coast of the United States
- Territorial waters
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayflower Wind Offshore Wind Farm - Concept/Early Planning - United States | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
- ^ "Mayflower Wind | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management".
- ^ Buljan, Adrijana (November 9, 2020). "Massachusetts DPU Greenlights 804 MW Mayflower Wind". Offshore Wind.
External links
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