Amid the fallout of the Vineyard Wind turbine blade failure off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts has secured the largest offshore wind energy procurement in state history. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 6, 2024 at 12:07 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
As Nantucket continues to reel from the Vineyard Wind turbine blade failure, critics are raising concerns around how the project’s parent company, Avangrid, has donated thousands of dollars in campaign money to state elected officials. A Herald analysis found that employees who list Avangrid as their employer have made 217 donations totaling $57,677 to dozens … Read more
A proposed wind farm in the Nantucket Sound that would feature miles of transmission cables on the ocean floor and under the streets of a Barnstable village is at the center of a freshly filed lawsuit. Nine residents in Centerville, the village where the project is slated to run through, have filed an open meeting … Read more
As cleanup crews removed debris from a broken turbine blade on the shores of Nantucket, state representatives did not include a wind farm commission in their approved climate bill. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: July 20, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. Read original article here Denial … Read more
While in middle school, Dakota Carter saw giant windmills being built near his home in Delavan, Illinois. He was amazed by how much electricity they could produce – enough to power 35,000 houses. “I’ve always been passionate about the environment,” Carter said. “So I thought a career in wind could actually make a difference.” Fast … Read more
