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SouthCoast Wind Rhode Island Permit June 9, 2026, Notification

Tuesday, June 9, 2026; 6:00 p.m.

Administration Building, Conference Room A, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

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Abutter notifications: Portsmouth, Rhode Island…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on June 7, 2026 at 10:34am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Torsion Sensor Problems

Vineyard Wind 1 is an 804 megawatt "nameplate" offshore wind facility located 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard,…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 20, 2026 at 7:19am — 1 Comment

Vineyard Wind Blade Failure Raises Questions About What Was Tested

Vineyard Wind Blade Failure Raises Questions About What Was…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 17, 2026 at 9:07am — 3 Comments

Massachusetts Future Offshore Wind Electric Rates

Vineyard Wind vs. GE Vernova        "No disposition" as of 5/16/2026 
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Suflok Superior Civil Court   2684CV01041 

The four-billion-dollar non-corporate "partnership" between developer Vineyard Wind and turbine manufacturer GE…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 16, 2026 at 9:17am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Can Not Power 400,000 Homes 24/7

News media report that Vineyard Wind will generate 800 megawatts of energy, enough to power 400,000 homes

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In a Boston Suffolk Superior Civil Court case 2684CV01041 Vineyard Wind 1 LLC vs. GE Renewables US LLC, a document was filed on May 11, 2026.

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In item # 6, it states, "With respect to production output, I understand that nameplate capacity and actual production are…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 13, 2026 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Only Producing 300 Megawatts

Vineyard Wind 1 was designed to generate 806 megawatts (MW) of electricity from 62 turbines, enough to power over 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.
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In a Suffolk Superior Civil Court filing, May 7, 2026, Case # 2684CV01041 Vineyard Wind 1 vs…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 8, 2026 at 4:23pm — 3 Comments

Massachusetts A Guilty Party In GE vs Vineyard Wind Case ?

Party 1: GE Vernova set to terminate its $1.3 billion contract, alleging that Vineyard Wind failed to pay over $300 million for work performed. GE is the manufacturer of the product.
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Party 2: Vineyard Wind claims 800 million for "catastrophic injury" from defective blades manufactured by GE…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 7, 2026 at 10:00am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind's Lack of Power Production

A recent news media source reported that, according to a Vineyard Wind attorney, the 806-megawatt project is currently producing less than half of its output. The statement made…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 5, 2026 at 9:23am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Producing Less Than Half Power

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"Vineyard Wind’s attorney suggested in court Friday that the project is far from fully operational." Source: New Bedford Light, May 1, 2026 …
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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 2, 2026 at 8:24am — 2 Comments

State of Massachusetts Blade Testing Liability

In 2011, the State of Massachusetts spent 40 million in taxpayer funds to build the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Wind Technology Testing Center, in Charlestown. The purpose of the 290-foot test site was to test the long-term durability, structural integrity, and performance of large-scale wind turbine blades, primarily for offshore wind…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on April 30, 2026 at 9:18am — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreements

A PPA, or Power Purchase Agreement, in Massachusetts, is a long-term contract between an offshore wind energy developer and an energy purchaser such as Eversource. The wind developer constructs, owns, and operates the wind project, supplying electricity at a contracted, fixed price, typically lower…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on April 25, 2026 at 8:26am — No Comments

Offshore Wind Blades 5 Year Outlook

Offshore hybrid wind turbine blades are not manufactured on precise robotic production lines like those for automobiles.

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Individual crews of people manufacture offshore wind blades in large onshore buildings. The crews mix resins, fiberglass, and carbon fiber into two separate molds. The two…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on April 24, 2026 at 9:29am — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Billion Dollar Blunder

SouthCoast Wind and Commonwealth…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on April 21, 2026 at 9:54am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova: What About Massachusetts

Vineyard Wind claims GE owes $800 million for years of delays and impacts from the catastrophic blade failure in 2024.

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The project was a boondoggle from the beginning. The state of Massachusetts should share blame for the blade…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on April 12, 2026 at 12:36pm — 2 Comments

Eversource Offshore Wind Costs and Ratepayers "Editorial"

After Eversource divested in Revolution Wind, the prior contract cost could reach $285 million. 

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Eversource Energy is a major New England utility company with joint headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. It serves millions of customers across Massachusetts, Connecticut,…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on March 9, 2026 at 10:35am — 5 Comments

Offshore Wind National Defense Masking Radar Cruise Missiles - Drones

Offshore Wind Appeal Docketing Statement Due by March 2, 2026

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The Trump administration has appealed a December 18, 2025, district court ruling in a multi-state lawsuit concerning offshore wind energy policy.

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On February…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 22, 2026 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Offshore Wind Blade Winter Inspections

Offshore Wind Blade Winter Inspections 
 
Most ocean wind blades are over 100 meters (about 350 feet) and are hybrid blades.
 
Hybrid wind turbine blades are manufactured by combining materials like carbon fiber and…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 31, 2026 at 9:40am — 4 Comments

Offshore Wind Advisory Committee Harm To Marine Animals

Offshore Wind Advisory Committee Video 

Westport, Massachusetts Harm To Marine Animals…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 29, 2026 at 10:34am — No Comments

Offshore Wind Path to the Supreme Court

Offshore Wind Could Blind US Radar To Enemy Missile Attacks

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It is anticipated that the Trump administration will appeal recent rulings to the U.S. Supreme…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 28, 2026 at 12:50pm — No Comments

AI Overview Vineyard Wind

AI Overview Vineyard Wind …
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 23, 2026 at 10:01pm — No Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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