The Biden Administration gave long-awaited final approval on May 11 to the first commercial scale offshore wind farm built in the U.S. and permitted in federal waters—the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project, set for construction off the coast of Massachusetts.
The $2.8-billion project's final green light had been expected in 2019 but was delayed by a last-minute Trump administration order to dramatically broaden its environmental impact review that was followed by a permit process halt last December.