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Deepwater submits cable application to feds
Deepwater Wind has officially submitted plans for a cable connecting Block Island and the mainland to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), project manager Bryan Wilson reported to the town's Electric Utility Task Group Monday.
April 27, 2012
by Dan West
in Block Island Times
Deepwater Wind has officially submitted plans for a cable connecting Block Island and the mainland to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), project manager Bryan Wilson reported to the town's Electric Utility Task Group Monday.
The cable would be part of Deepwater's proposed 30-megawatt offshore wind farm within three miles of the southeast side of the island. The project could be the first offshore wind farm in the United States and the cable would connect the island to the mainland power grid.
BOEM will review the portion of the submarine cable that crosses through federal waters between the island and... [continue via Web link]
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