US to begin environmental review of another large-scale offshore windfarm

BOEM’s Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) opens a 30-day public comment period on the proposed construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by Sunrise Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Ørsted North America and Eversource Investment LLC.

During the 30-day public comment period, BOEM is seeking information to determine the scope of important resources and issues, potential impacts to the environment, reasonable alternatives, and mitigation measures to be analysed in the EIS.

After identifying the scope of the review, BOEM will conduct a full environmental analysis as part of the EIS and determine whether to approve the COP.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said of the project, “Demand for offshore wind energy has never been greater. We will continue to invest in the infrastructure to develop the offshore wind industry and to help attract the domestic supply chain.”

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