The Cape Wind Decision: A Milestone in Offshore Wind Energy detail page

After more than three and a half years of contentious litigation a decision was finally reached in the “Cape Wind Case” (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Beaudreau, D.D.C. Case Nos. 10-1073, 10-1079, 10-1238). The decision approved the installation of 130 wind turbine generators standing over 400 feet tall in Nantucket Sound. The objections were myriad: environmental, economic, historic, tribal, municipal. The case set precedent under the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. But it’s not over yet. Part of the case was remanded and an appeal is almost certain. Anyone interested in offshore wind issues shouldn’t miss the opportunity to hear these experts explain the case and its significance first hand.

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