Avangrid receives approval for 2.6GW of US wind

Two New England projects have now been greenlit by the US federal government.

A number of minor approvals are now pending before the wind farms become reality. | Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

by MARKETWIRE

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is part of the US federal government, has on Monday given its final approval for the two wind projects New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2 totaling 2.6 gigawatts (GW), according to a statement from BOEM.

The projects are being developed by Avangrid. BOEM granted Record of Decision (ROD) for the two projects back in April, but has now also given final approval to the Construction and Operations Plan (COP).

A number of other minor approvals are now pending from the US military, maritime authorities, fisheries and hunting authorities, aviation authorities and a number of state authorities, among others.

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