BOEM Releases SEIS for Vineyard Wind 1

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In a major milestone towards the development of our country’s first commercial scale offshore wind farm, Vineyard Wind, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact State (SEIS) for their project last Friday, June 12. 

To view the SEIS please visit BOEM’s website here. The commenting period for the SEIS is now open. We encourage all members and friends of Vineyard Power to participate in the public process in support of our partner Vineyard Wind.  

Here are instructions to do so:

BOEM will accept comments on the Supplement to the Draft EIS in any of the following ways:  

  • During any of the virtual public meetings, you may provide oral testimony. BOEM will limit such testimony to five minutes per speaker. Any speaker who wishes to provide more information than the five minutes allowed is encouraged to do so as a written comment.   

  • You may submit written comments electronically using Regulations.gov here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=BOEM-2020-0005-0001. 

  • You may also submit written comments by mail. Enclose your comment in an envelope labeled, “Vineyard Wind 1 COP EIS,” addressed to “Program Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP, Sterling, Virginia 20166.” Comments must be postmarked no later than July 27, 2020.   

BOEM’s virtual public meetings will be held on the following dates at the corresponding times (EDT):

Friday, June 26, 2020; 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020; 1 p.m.

Thursday, July 2, 2020; 5 p.m. 

Tuesday, July 7, 2020; 1 p.m.

Thursday, July 9, 2020; 5 p.m.

More information regarding virtual hearings may be found on the BOEM website.

If you have any questions concerning the public comment period, please do not hesitate to ask! Reach out to us at info@vineyardpower.com or 508-693-3002.