deepwater wind

Narragansett Suspends Talks with Deepwater Wind

Bradley Campbell — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:25:41 +0000

The Narragansett Town Council Voted 5-0 to suspend talks with the offshore wind turbine developer, Deepwater Wind, until June. The council felt its residents needed more time to vet a plan to run a transmission line through a popular beach.

Will Narragansett allow a Transmission Line on Town Beach?

Bradley Campbell — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:57:42 +0000

The Narragansett Town Council is holding a public meeting tonight that could be critical to the plans for an offshore wind project off the coast of Block Island.

The Block Island Wind farm would place five wind turbines off the southeast coast of Block Island. The company in charge of it is Deepwater Wind. It plans to connect the wind turbines and the Island to the power grid on the mainland with a 21 mile underwater cable. Deepwater Wind wants that cable to come ashore in Narragansett.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:47:08 +0000

RI was largely spared the latest snow storm, but that was not the case for our neighbors in MA and CT. The state's economy is improving. These stories and more on the Morning News Podcast.
Plus this week's guest on Political Roundtable is Woonsocket City Council President John Ward.

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CRMC Denies Deepwater Wind Request to Waive Fee

Catherine Welch — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:44:52 +0000

A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council has denied Deepwater Wind’s request to waive a $700,000 fee. Deepwater Wind wanted the application fee waived for its offshore wind farm off Block Island.

After more than two hours of testimony and deliberation, the Ocean Special Area Management Plan subcommittee voted 4 – 1 to deny the fee waiver.

Deepwater Wind asks CRMC to waive application fee

Bradley Campbell — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:06:48 +0000

Deepwater Wind has asked the Coastal Resources Management Council to waive an application fee for the proposed Block Island Wind Farm. The application fee is steep.... $700,000.