WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) — The Biden-Harris administration announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project Friday, making it the 11th commercial offshore wind energy project under the administration. According to the United States Department of the Interior, the SouthCoast Wind Project will generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This will be enough to power 840,000 homes, and the project area covers approximately 127,388 acres and about 26 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 nautical miles south of Nantucket. SouthCoast Wind will be comprised of up to 141 wind turbine generators and up to five offshore substation platforms. This updated proposal is comprised of up to six fewer wind turbine positions. Up to eight offshore export cables will potentially be making landfall in Brayton Point or Falmouth. “As we mark this achievement, we look forward to the meaningful economic opportunities the SouthCoast Wind Project will bring to this region, both during construction and throughout the project’s lifetime,” said Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Elizabeth Klein. Categories: Massachusetts, News