The attached letter was obtained by the Nantucket Current through a FOIA request. Key points:
- Vineyard Wind power generation and blade installation suspension order remains in effect.
- Vineyard Wind directed to conduct a site-specific study that evaluates the environmental harm and other potential damage from the blade failure, and to identify potential mitigation measures.
- Vineyard Wind was required to submit a plan for the study by Oct. 11. It’s not clear whether the plan was submitted.
- The study must include a mass balance of unrecovered debris material based on the weight of debris recovered and the weight of the subsea debris retrieved.
Comments:
- The study requirement is appropriate given the significance of the blade incident and the implications for offshore wind development.
- Why was a FOIA request needed to learn about the study requirement?
- What about the 6 turbine blades being returned to France? Were they defective?
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 