Avangrid Offshore Wind Farm Near Massachusetts Advances

Avangrid Inc.’s New England wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts moved closer to an expected US government approval Monday, as federal regulators issued a final environmental impact statement on the venture.

• Release sets the stage for a final Interior Department record of decision on the 129-wind-turbine project this spring
• Development is split into two phases, known as the Park City Wind Project and the Commonwealth Wind Project; together, they would provide as much as 2.6 gigawatts of generating capacity
• New England Wind project is located about 20 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and about 24 nautical ...