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Cape Wind developer still faces several key hurdles before work can begin
While the long-awaited federal approval finally arrived for the Cape Wind project, the developer still has several key hurdles to clear before construction can begin on the 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound. ...Cape Wind has been negotiating with National Grid for several months to land Cape Wind's first long-term contract. It's unclear why the talks have been taking so long, although National Grid issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the negotiations are still moving in a positive direction.
Both sides are under political pressure to keep an eye on the price in the contract.
April 29, 2010
by Jon Chesto
in The Patriot Ledger
BOSTON - While the long-awaited federal approval finally arrived for the Cape Wind project, the developer still has several key hurdles to clear before construction can begin on the 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's endorsement of the project on Wednesday marked the end to a protracted federal regulatory review that lasted nearly nine years.
Jim Gordon, the president of Boston-based Cape Wind Associates, said he hopes to start construction on the project by the end of the year, with a goal of finishing the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind farm by as soon as the end... [continue via Web link]
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