A previous post commented on the bonding waiver for the Vineyard Wind project’s offshore facilities. According to this presentation by Cliff Carroll at the “Close to the Wind Summit” (Jan. 27 in Hyannis, MA), certain onshore bonding requirements are also being waived. Per Mr. Carroll, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board has overruled the Town of Barnstable’s objections to bonding waivers for large transformer substations to be located withing the town.
Now there is no Federal bonding on decommissioning and now we have no bonding as a town.
Cliff Carroll
Mr. Carroll’s brief bonding comments begin at the 11:30 mark. Prior to that he considers some of the environmental risks associated with these substations.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 