Packed House Comments on Wind Farm Plans in Gulf of Maine

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposes siting a 1 million acre wind farm in the Gulf of Maine, including an area 23 miles offshore of the Lower and Outer Cape. On Wednesday July 17 BOEM held an in-person public information session on Cape Cod in Eastham.

What was the wind turbine siting hearing?

26 July, 2024 – EASTHAM, MA – More than 200 Cape Codders attended the public information session at the Four Points Sheraton in Eastham, July 17. The session, called by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) included both presentation and public Q&A time about the wind farm leasing process and its environmental assessment. The formal presentation was cut short to give more time to the public's comments and questions.

Why was there a wind turbine siting hearing?

BOEM is proposing lease sales of one million acres - some of it within 23 miles of the lower and outer Cape Cod shoreline - for construction and operation of a wind power station with the capacity of supplying energy to five million homes.

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Full Meeting + Public Comment + Transcript

The videos below include two unedited recordings of the public information session. The first part is of BOEM's presentation, and the second part is audio recording of the public comments and questions. You can also access a .pdf file transcription of the hearing by clicking here. Click on the photo below to watch the full hearing or the red button to see the transcript.

• Click on the video image on the left (L) to watch the BOEM presentation or click here to open in new window
• Click on the video button on the right (R) to watch post-presentation public commenting or click here to open in new window