Cape Wind Blows Back at Cape Cod Commission Ruling

If you have an eye on renewable energy you’ve likely been following the Cape Wind proposal for the first U.S. offshore wind-power farm. Cape Wind Associates LLC has proposed installation of 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound – a project that could potentially power nearly a half million homes with renewable energy.
An application by Cape Wind to bury connection cables – needed to tie in to the Massachusetts grid – was denied by the Cape Cod Commission in October of this year. The company has now challenging the ruling and asking that the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board review the …read more