Massachusetts

State Profile

Massachusetts has the largest technical offshore wind potential by wind speed, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Two BOEM commercial wind energy leases were auctioned in 2015, one to OffshoreMW, LLC and the other to RES America Developments, Inc. The latter has sold its development rights to DONG Energy.

State Resources

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Title	Source/Sponsor	Date
Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Cape Wind Project (EOEA #12643)	Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)	Mar 3 2005
Technical Report- Appendix 5.10-F Visual Impact Assessment of Multiple Historic Properties- Cape Wind Energy Project	Cape Wind Associates, LLC	Jun 21 2004
The Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Technical Report	Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)	Mar 19 2004
Waves of Change: The Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Report and Recommendations	Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)	Mar 19 2004
Cape Wind Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Diver Survey	Cape Wind Associates, LLC	Jul 15 2003
Economic Impact Analysis of the Cape Wind Offshore Renewable Energy Project	Cape Wind Associates, LLC	Apr 2 2003
Certificate of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs on the Environmental Notification Form (ENF) for the Cape Wind Project (EOEA #12643)	Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)	Apr 22 2002
Northeast Ocean Data Portal	Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC)
Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System (MORIS): Online Mapping Tool	Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM); Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS); SeaPlan; Applied Science Associates (ASA)
Massachusetts- Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency	Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)

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