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Renewable Energy Program

Cape Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (1/16/2008)

Cape Wind Associates, LLC, has proposed to construct a wind park on Horseshoe Shoals in Nantucket Sound, approximately 4.7 miles offshore Massachusetts. The wind facility would consist of 130 3.6 megawatt wind turbine generators covering 24 square miles in Federal waters. With an expected capacity to produce about 468 megawatts, the average anticipated production from the proposed wind facility could provide approximately 75 percent of the electricity demand for Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. On January 16, 2008 the MMS announced the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Cape Wind Energy Project. The FEIS assesses the physical, biological and social/human impacts of the proposed project and all reasonable alternatives, including a no-action alternative (i.e., the project is not built), and proposed mitigation. The objective analysis is conducted to determine if the proposal is environmentally sound.

Projects: Cape Wind Energy Project

The MMS has received a request from Cape Wind Associates, LLC (CWA) for a lease, easement or right-of-way to construct and operate a wind park located in Federal waters 4.7 miles offshore Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Landfall for the transmission cable would be in Barnstable County.

Photo of a wind farm offshore Sweden. The proposal consists of 130, 3.6 megawatt wind turbine generators covering 24 square miles in Federal waters of Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts with the capacity to produce about 468 megawatts. The average expected production from the proposed wind farm could provide about 75 percent of the electricity demand for Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. At average expected production, Cape Wind could produce enough energy to power more than 200,000 homes in Massachusetts.

	Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (54 KB PDF)
	Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period (49 KB PDF)
	Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Public Hearings (53 KB PDF)
	Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (85 KB PDF)

Note: Federal Register notices are all in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).

	Cape Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
	Cape Wind Biological Assessment (10318 KB PDF)
	Cooperating Agency/Responsibilities (17 KB PDF)
	Summary of Scoping Comments (175 KB PDF)
	Cape Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
	Cape Wind Public Hearing Transcript - March 10, 2008 (1020.75 KB PDF)
	Cape Wind Public Hearing Transcript - March 11, 2008 (689.54 KB PDF)
	Cape Wind Public Hearing Transcript - March 12, 2008 (777.41 KB PDF)
	Cape Wind Public Hearing Transcript - March 13, 2008 (948.90 KB PDF)

Note: NEPA documentations are in Portable Document Format (PDF).

	Final Copy of U.S. Coast Guard RADAR Study Findings and Mitigation
	Section 106 Finding of Adverse Effect (18 MB PDF)
	Clean Air Act Draft General Conformity Determination
	Summary of Plan Materials (9088 KB PDF)
	Reports provided by Cape Wind Associates, LLC

Last Updated: 04/22/2009, 09:20 AM Central Time