PLANNED, ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING Bay State Wind launched its partnership in December 2016 to jointly develop, construct, and operate the first in the nation utility-scale offshore wind project. With 23 offshore wind farms around the world, we always live up to our commitments to bring projects forward in a timely and responsible fashion, said President of rsted North America Thomas Brostrm. [16] See Dominion Energy, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (The CVOW project calls for development of two 6-megawatt wind turbines on a site leased by the Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME) . 0000035983 00000 n Energy News Network, Daly Bryk: As wealthy towns go electric, who will pick up the tab for aging gas infrastructure? 0000007472 00000 n 0000021197 00000 n Gk5_J.>uo^ff~dBpusz/sQ> }%e=9s5--80`+4wDATUk-p.i!t]#FhqCkLxH5.rJFEAD[5Zo76{FM3jnnNQ`z3[un+(+K^[7\\^5g@ 2nZioppM?g:-7l+CKG^5Q`Re[]#L-IO!]p[Iu*2n(V^Q_fOg% _rxShro/_(NV0FW*B=}C(d?l{V#_hBfG*xSlb7((g~Dsss=%@a# we need more visibility on the path to COP approval before concluding whether commissioning in 2023-24 remains realistic. The Bay State Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project (the Project) proposes to construct up to 110 wind turbine generators (WTG), up to 186 miles of associated inter-array cabling, two co-located offshore substations (OSSs), export cables, and an onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) facility with an associated Base Port during the operation phase. 188 0 obj <>stream ]}jqQUtT8vKz%im;5_.1Y&*zt x^!0|"(v[\Rb]( Bay State Wind has established credible timelines for 0000011213 00000 n 0000030499 00000 n According to Equinor, the project will be able to power more than 500,000 homes in New York.) available at https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/14036507/new-york-selects-two-offshore-wind-projects; see also Long Island Press, NY Announces Nations Largest Wind Farm To Be Built Off Long Island (July 19 2019) available at https://www.longislandpress.com/2019/07/19/ny-announces-nations-largest-wind-farm-to-be-built-off-long-island/. [11] The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Deepwater Wind South Fork LLC (Deepwater Wind) on October 19. We look forward to the clarity that will come with a final EIS so that Vineyard Wind can deliver this project to Massachusetts and kick off the new US offshore energy industry.) available at https://www.vineyardwind.com/press-releases/2020/2/11/statement-on-boem-timeline. How robust cables and connectors are vital for oil & gas operations, Chinas BYD to open EV plant in former Ford factory, GE Vernova to upgrade InterGens Coryton power facility in UK. Development statusThe project construction is expected to commence from 2024. Bay State Wind is the 50-50 partnership between Orsted and Eversource, New England's major transmission builder. Attorney Advertising. RES America Developments, Inc. was identified as the winner of Lease OCS-A 0500 (187,523 acres) and Offshore MW LLC was identified as the winner of Lease Area OCS-A 0501 (166,886 acres). 0000025643 00000 n [22] See Offshore Magazine, New York Selects Two Offshore Wind Projects (July 19, 2019) (Project development is expected to begin as early as spring 2021, with construction expected in 2022, and commercial operation beginning in December 2024. xo0+Qgi2`J{@@sv-kVhr.Q+5qsBprP):._@9%akR=Y}bNM6mL]BDb`)-0rMUi [19] While BOEM has approved the Coastal Virginia project, which finished construction in June, this two-turbine pilot will only produce 6 MW of power once operational. 0000017794 00000 n 6 Everett Street When Bay State Wind LLC needed to help ensure the Bay State Wind Project met its construction deadlines, it called on the federal regulatory and energy attorneys of Holland & Knight. [12] See rsted, Interim report for the first quarter 2020: Strong Q1 results (April, 29, 2020) [hereinafter rsted Q1 2020 Statement] (For the South Fork project, which was also planned for a 2022 commissioning date, we have received the Notice of Intent, but have not received a confirmed permit schedule from the federal government outlining when the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) will be received. 24, 2020) (describing delays with Cape Wind and Vineyard Wind projects) https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2020/03/offshore-wind-development-federal-permitting-program-challenges/; see also Jon Chesto, Now its official: Cape Wind project dead, Boston Globe (Dec. 1, 2017) (Cape Wind Delays) https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/12/01/now-official-cape-wind-project-dead/0899me8Xd3ziWOujgkvbwL/story.html; Robert Whitcomb & Wendy Williams, Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound (2007) (detailing early opposition to Cape Wind project). Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 4370m et seq. 0000004957 00000 n J5j29>4 The undersea Export Cable will traverse both federal waters and state waters of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and ultimately making landfall within the Brayton Point Commerce Center (BPCC) located in Somerset, Massachusetts. ]) ..azV*y%2H3 The facility is a 400 MW-800 MW offshore wind project proposed 25 miles off the Massachusetts South Coast and 15 miles off the coast of Marthas Vineyard. In another development, this month the Trump Administration is expected to announce new, streamlined renewable energy regulations at BOEM. TheFixing Americas Surface Transportation Act(FAST Act) was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Bay State Wind submitted its bid in December 2017 in response to the commonwealths request for proposals for offshore wind energy generation. On March 19, 2019, Bay State Wind submitted a COP for Lease OCS-A 0500. As demonstrated by BOEMs project backlog, building out the enormous potential of the offshore wind industry will require a herculean regulatory feat. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS 2023 Harvard Law School. For additional information, please find the approved SAP below: Bay State Wind requested a 1-year extension for submitting it's SAP, which BOEM approved. BOEM analyzed all reasonably foreseeable projects in addition to those at the COP stage. 0000026194 00000 n Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Note: DONG Energy has since renamed its American subsidiary as Bay State Wind LLC. 34bKeN3j(@@i>x?kuUF{KJj\N{:Umr8R-~Qw{N8:s [10] However, BOEM has not begun its environmental review of South Forks COP[11] and rsted, one of South Forks developers, recently declared the 2022 start date unlikely due to a lagging regulatory process and the Covid-19 pandemic. While it is not clear what shape these new rules will ultimately take, BOEMs 2030 projections highlight the great potential of offshore wind development, while also underscoring the many challenges new regulations will have to address. See Nicolas Lefevre-Marton, Rohan Saharia, Richard Sellschop, & Humayun Tai, Scaling the US East Coast offshore wind industry to 20 gigawatts and beyond, McKinsey & Company (April 11, 2019) (showing that 20GW of energy is twice the total power demand of North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) available at https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/electric-power-and-natural-gas/our-insights/scaling-the-us-east-coast-offshore-wind-industry-to-20-gigawatts-and-beyond. [32] Ultimately, the regulatory benefits of BOEMs cumulative environmental review depend on the final approval of Vineyard Wind later this year,[33] and whether the agency uses their comprehensive study of the offshore wind industry to streamline future permitting,[34] or instead conducts equally expansive environmental reviews for each subsequent project.[35]. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Dominions 12-megawatt pilot engineered and constructed by the worlds largest offshore wind developer, rsted A/S is currently undergoing testing and is anticipated to come online by the end of summer. lOq_KW|( 3sUVQb]d1,-Eg^ls(P[Q @~~iQ%(&fu" AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan BOEM has taken the first in a series of important steps in finally unlocking the enormous potential for offshore wind to deliver clean, reliable power to major population centers in the U.S. . # 0000001036 00000 n Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights. %PDF-1.5 Save my name, email, and website in this browser cookies for the next time I comment. 152 0 obj <> endobj 1 DONG Energy & Eversource have partnered to make large-scale offshore wind a reality in the United States 2 50/50 partnership announced in December, 2016 DONG Energy global leader in offshore wind Eversource premier transmission builder in New England Jointly own - 300 square mile lease 15-25 miles south of Martha's Vineyard 98 (g?=)v+W~(gupwr#5(1rCvD3icQ! North American Windpower serves decision-making professionals involved in all aspects of wind energy generation and distribution in the North American marketplace. All Rights Reserved. <> Our Public Policy & Regulation Group successfully represented the joint venture in its application to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting a streamlined environmental permitting process. The project is a proposed 400 to 800-MW offshore wind project set 25 miles off the Massachusetts South Coast, and 15 miles off the coast of Marthas Vineyard. 0000020816 00000 n }CJ> 0000025183 00000 n See our previous posts on offshore wind energy development: [1] Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project, Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, ES3. PENDING, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES Secure .gov websites use HTTPS [19] While BOEM has approved the Coastal Virginia project, which finished construction in June, this two-turbine pilot will only produce 6 MW of power once operational. 0000002444 00000 n Once a comprehensive permitting schedule and completion target milestones are established, the schedule is posted to the public Permitting Dashboard, promoting greater transparency and accountability. Initial application submitted (Applicant Action), Final decision/agency action (Agency Action). [38] These new rules might just propel the offshore wind industry to the super-charged heights envisioned by BOEM. Bay State Wind is the first and only offshore wind project, and one of only 38 infrastructure projects nationally, to receive FAST-41 status. :;___2&k&\? A vehicle to accelerate decarbonisation: What is Power-to-X and how is it used in industry? Our Wind Energy Team worked collaboratively with Bay State Wind to develop a holistic approach to the application. First They Must Appease The Fishermen, Forbes (Jun 16, 2020) available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcarpenter/2020/06/16/offshore-wind-companies-are-racing-to-develop-americas-east-coast-first-they-must-appease-the-fishermen/#7dbf29da37d8. Washington, D.C. 20240 We have contracted with a global wind leader rsted Energy of Denmark for construction of the two turbines.) https://www.dominionenergy.com/company/making-energy/renewable-generation/wind/coastal-virginia-offshore-wind. 0000001593 00000 n . 0000003071 00000 n Permitting Dashboard: Federal Infrastructure Projects, Bay State Wind https://www.permits.performance.gov/permitting-projects/bay-state-wind-project; see also Bay State Wind, Read news coverage about Bay State Wind https://baystatewind.com/news. Above: Visual Representation of BOEMs Offshore Wind Projects evaluated in Vineyard Winds Supplemental EIS. x TfP$\@QEP!j\{0FQddsQ j8''3/3/11y/d299Y%{^2/1Tq.\vUwUWwp{nUVuu7 x7oFFF p73g(}AO:u[$6_GD5Q &'O$]cN-f7 ~ |Q)q F)++# e ][qq1/+c r 1cFKKyO9L : fv@aaazs/ . We expect to have more clarity after summer.) Reg. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. Governor Signs Legislation Promoting Offshore Wind Jobs, Bats Factor in Danish Offshore Wind Farm Permit Loss, Skyborn Sweden Wants to Build 2,800 MW Offshore Wind Farm, Energy Projects to Save Maine Consumers Nearly $900 Million, Iberdrolas French Offshore Wind Farm Connects to Grid, Arizona Governor Vetoes Convoluted Renewable Energy Bill, Propel NY Energy Transmission Project Gets Nod from NYISO Board. Copyright 2023 WTWH Media LLC. [19] See, e.g. This, in addition to COVID-19, is leading to delays for many other offshore wind projects.) available at https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/offshore-wind-driving-factors-and-58762/. Id. First, BOEM projects that the Massachusetts-based Vineyard Wind project will generate 800 MW of energy. Inclusion as a FAST-41 project will not only encourage greater efficiencies and time savings in navigating the federal permitting process, but also will provide greater confidence that the Project can be constructed in a timely manner. Clip, share and download with the leading wind power engineering magazine today. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS at ES-2 (June 2020) available at https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/Vineyard-Wind-1-Supplement-to-EIS.pdf. MS;p]#F^(*(""":R[[a j\* Secure .gov websites use HTTPS To optimize the chances for success, our attorneys analyzed all of the components of the massive development against the best practices for qualifying under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). 0000034912 00000 n The hallmark of Holland & Knight's success has always been and continues to be legal work of the highest quality, performed by well prepared lawyers who revere their profession and are devoted to their clients. The project is a 50-50 joint venture between rsted, the global leader in offshore wind, and Eversource, New England's premier transmission builder. Bay State Wind Receives Designation For Speedier Permitting. Bay State Wind Project Overview Bay State Wind is a proposed offshore wind project located 25 miles off the South Coast of Massachusetts, and 15 miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS at 1-2 1-3 (June 2020) available at https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/Vineyard-Wind-1-Supplement-to-EIS.pdf. View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network. Ocean Wind Sunrise Wind U.S. Wind Bay State Wind Empire Wind Skipjack Windfarm Vineyard Wind I Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Pilot 15 Project Company Revolution Wind South Fork Beacon Wind* Path Forward for Construction and Operations Plan (COP) Reviews . This combined with impacts from the COVID-19 related shutdowns in New York, will also very likely delay South Fork to beyond 2022.) available at https://orsted.com/en/company-announcement-list/2020/04/2023899. [25] The five projects are Revolution Wind, U.S. Wind, Sunrise Wind, Mayflower Wind, and Vineyard Wind 2 (including Park City Wind). DdlFG%CwVKHY0|Lt lp(Pb8\QM]i;$Esu }w:DS[nb5! {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"600px","height":"500px","centre":{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":41.018300000000004,"lon":-70.769499999999994,"icon":""},"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":7,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":41.018300000000004,"lon":-70.769499999999994,"icon":"","inlineLabel":"Phase 1\n"}]}. 07/07/2020 - Offshore Energy - Student Work. >>@o I$%}.vQK |@_[9'`s7u9Y?B [20] The sixth project at the COP stage, Equinors 816 MW Empire Wind off of Long Island,[21] is scheduled to be operational by 2024. @>x; [KLLllllmqh ykHY 0][45To3 /K.' 5O (_!;v} &G>{!LMfo= t0+ x-9p/?Q `}]dJag~>}Q `(2:q 9@9SrUD }qj=# " Contents 1 Project Details 1.1 Table 1: Phase-level project details for Bay State wind farm 2 Location 2.1 Table 2: Phase-level location details for Bay State wind farm 3 Background 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 Additional data 4.2 References Research Assistant Martin Levy (JD 2020) has been tracking the permitting of offshore wind energy for EELP. See U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, South Fork available at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/south-fork. [32] See, e.g., Business Network for Offshore Wind, Business Network, AWEA and NOIA react to Vineyard Wind Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (June 10, 2020) (Business Network President and CEO Liz Burdock I plan to virtually raise a toast to BOEM for its commitment to staying on time and on target . [8] The first of these six projects, South Fork Wind a 15-turbine development that will generate 130 MW off the coast of Long Island [9] was initially forecast to begin installations in 2021 and operations by the end of 2022. Hot. Cumulative impact studies will now be part of all offshore construction and operation plan environmental reviews, he said during the Business Network for Offshore Winds 2020 International Partnering Forum.) available at https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063371249. An official website of the United States government Here's how you know. !dpe@'B Zhh+WZ[['s @) oS5{ @:xO' ?#7 Z> :tO :}d :t$>gPSss 0000003602 00000 n [18] See rsted Q1 2020 Statement . 1 0 obj . 0000029996 00000 n Bay State Wind (BSW) proposes to develop, build, and operate a utility-scale offshore wind facility. Sources:Garden BusinessStateNetwork TBDfor Offshore(DE)Wind:rsted,OSW MarketPSEG Dashboard; www.Permits.performance.gov;Approved BOEM In preparation - - 1 Fisheries & Marine Funding Community Host Agreements ($Unavailable) ($Unavailable) ($Unavailable) $8.45 million with Town of East Hampton ($Unavailable) The application performs these actions for "S03T" (Bristol Bay drift gillnet) permits only. . In March 2018, the DOI informed our energy and public policy attorneys that the Bay State Wind Project had formally been designated as a "covered project" under FAST-41. [4] Vineyard Wind, whose review prompted BOEMs industry-wide study, is months away from final regulatory approval and (assuming all goes well) is expected to go into service sometime in 2023. 0000008670 00000 n See Robert Walton, Dominion proposes 2.6 GW offshore wind project, positioning Virginia as hub for regional development, Utility Dive (Sept. 20, 2019) available at https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dominion-proposes-78b-offshore-wind-project-positioning-virginia-as-hub/563332/. 617.495.1857 0000012622 00000 n Please note that email communications to the firm through this website do not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the firm. Press inquiries or other questions. A number of mechanisms have been instituted to support predictability and adherence to the permitting schedule. [34] At a 2020 offshore wind conference, acting BOEM Director Walter Cruickshank stated As we have worked through this process for the first time [with Vineyard Wind], we have adapted our initial approach which we believe will allow the permitting of projects to run more smoothly in the future. See Richard A. Kessler, Vineyard Wind review will make permitting future projects run more smoothly: BOEM boss, ReCharge (June 19, 2020) available at https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/vineyard-wind-review-will-make-permitting-future-projects-run-more-smoothly-boem-boss/2-1-829117. [4] See Iberdrola: Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm, Vineyard Wind 1, our first offshore wind farm in the United States (Iberdrola, through Avangrid Renewables, is taking part in the development of a large-scale offshore wind farm off the coast of the state of Massachusetts, United States. BOEM approved the assignment on June 12, 2015. In a recent environmental analysis of the offshore wind industry, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) projected that a network of about 2,000 turbines will generate 22 gigawatts (GW) of energy by 2030.
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