SouthCoast Wind

SouthCoast Wind
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationWEA OCS-A 0521Lease
Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore Massachusetts
Coordinates40°47′50″N 70°37′00″W / 40.797153°N 70.616667°W / 40.797153; -70.616667
StatusProposed
OwnerOcean Winds North America
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Distance from shore20 miles (32 km)
Power generation
Make and modelHaliade-X 12 MW
Nameplate capacity
  • 2,400 MW
External links
Websitehttps://southcoastwind.com/
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SouthCoast Wind, formerly known as Mayflower Wind, is a proposed offshore wind farm in U.S. federal waters about 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 23 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts in Lease OCS-A 0521,[1] which covers 127,388 acres.[2] Construction is expected to start in 2025 with power delivery from the project in 2030.

The project is backed by Ocean Winds North America (a global offshore wind collaboration of Engie and EDP Renewables).

It will connect to the grid at the former Brayton Point Power Station.

The project was awarded contracts with Massachsetts for 1,087 MW and with Rhode Island for 200 MW in September 2024.[3]

Project

Wind farm Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area States Coordinates Capacity (MW) Completion
year 		Turbines Developer/Utility Regulatory agency Refs
SouthCoast Wind Offshore Massachusetts
OCS-A 0521		 25 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard (MA) 127,388 acres (51,552 ha) MA 1,287 2030 TBA Shell New Energies
Ocean Winds		 MDPU[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mayflower Wind Offshore Wind Farm - Concept/Early Planning - United States | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
  2. ^ "Mayflower Wind | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management".
  3. ^ "Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History". September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Buljan, Adrijana (November 9, 2020). "Massachusetts DPU Greenlights 804 MW Mayflower Wind". Offshore Wind.