| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Buffer zone enlarges Cape Wind’s footprint
Credit: PATRICK CASSIDY Cape Cod Times, www.capecodonline.com 29 December 2010 ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A notice filed in the Federal Register on Tuesday caused some confusion about the size of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm.
The announcement of the 56-page lease signed by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Jim Gordon, president of Cape Wind Associates LLC, describes the project as covering 29,426 acres, which equals slightly less than 46 square miles.
The company and previous government documents have indicated the project would cover 25 square miles.
The discrepancy is caused by the inclusion of a buffer zone where other development is prohibited, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement spokeswoman Blossom Robinson said.
“The actual area that the project will occupy is 25 square miles,” she said, adding that her agency does not regulate fishing and therefore will not restrict fishing in the buffer zone or among the turbines.
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Contributions |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=44860 ]
