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New England Wind (OCS-A 0534) Construction and Operations Plan

Abstract

New England Wind is the proposal to develop offshore renewable wind energy facilities in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Area OCS-A 0534 along with associated offshore and onshore cabling, onshore substations, and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) facilities. New England Wind will be developed in two Phases with a maximum of 130 wind turbine generator (WTG) and electrical service platform (ESP) positions. Four or five offshore export cables will transmit electricity generated by the WTGs to onshore transmission systems in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

New England Wind will be developed in two Phases. Phase 1, also known as Park City Wind, will be located immediately southwest of Vineyard Wind 1. Phase 2, also known as Commonwealth Wind, will be located southwest of Phase 1 and occupy the remainder of the SWDA.

This COP is submitted in accordance with Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 585 (30 CFR § 585). The COP describes the construction and operation of each Phase of New England Wind, covering all planned facilities, including onshore and support facilities, and all anticipated project easements needed for New England Wind. It also describes the activities related to each Phase including construction, commercial operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. It demonstrates that the Proponent is prepared to conduct the proposed activities in each Phase in accordance with all applicable regulations and that New England Wind is safe, does not unreasonably interfere with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), does not cause undue harm to the environment or objects of historical or archeological significance, and will use the best available technology.

Volume I

  • Volume I Text 
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-A: Wind Turbine Generator, Electrical Service Platform, and Reactive Compensation Station (Updated June 2022)
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-B: Draft New England Wind Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-C: Statement of Qualifications for Certified Verification Agent (CVA) Services for Phase
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-D: CVA Scope of Work and Verification Plan for Phase 1
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-E: Hierarchy of Standards
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-F: Draft Oil Spill Response Plan (Updated June 2022)
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-G: Offshore Export Cable Corridor Routing Analysis (Updated June 2022)
  • Volume I Appendices – Appendix I-H: New England Wind Survey Equipment List (Updated June 2022)

Volume II-A

  • Volume II-A: Text (Updated June 2022)
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-A: Data Processing and Quality Summary
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-B: Hazard Definitions
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-C: 2016 Geophysical Operations Report
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-D: 2016 Geotechnical Operations Report
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-E: 2017 Geophysical and Geotechnical Operations Report
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-F: 2019 Geotechnical Interpretative Report (GIR)
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-G: MEC-UXO Desktop Studies 
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-H: 2016-2020 Benthic Reports (Updated June 2022)
  • Volume II-A Appendices – Appendix II-I: New England Wind Drawings 

Volume II-B

  • Volume II-B Appendix II-J: Route Position Listings for Cable Corridor
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-K: Side Scan Sonar Contact Listings
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-L: Magnetic Anomaly Listings
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-M: 2016 Grab Sample Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-N: 2016 CPT and Borehole Logs and Lab Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-O: 2017 Grab Sample Photographs and Grain Size Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-P: 2017 Vibracore Photographs, Grain Size, and Geotechnical Test Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-Q: 2018 Geophysical and Geotechnical Operations Report-Alpine
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-R: 2018 Geophysical & Geotechnical Operations Report-Seaforth
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-S: 2018 Geotechnical Operations Report-Horizon, Boreholes
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-T: 2018 Geotechnical Operations Report-Geoquip, CPTs
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-U: 2016 Borehole Lab Testing – Fugro
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-V: 2018 Geotechnical Factual Report – Horizon, Boreholes
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-W: 2018 Geotechnical Factual Report – Geoquip, CPTs
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-X: 2018 Vibracore Logging and Lab Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-Y: 2018 Shallow CPT Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-Z: 2018 Grab Sample Results
  • Volume II-B Appendix II-AA: 2020 Ground Model Report – Geo SubSea

Volume II-C

  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AB: 2019 Geophysical Operations Report – TerraSond
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AC: 2019 Geophysical Operations Report - EGS
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AD: 2019 Geotechnical Operations Report – Horizon
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AE: 2019 Geophysical and Geotechnical Operations Report - Seaforth
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AF: 2019 Geotechnical Operations Report - Alpine
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AG: 2019 Geotechnical Factual Report – Horizon
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AH: 2019 Vibracore Logging and Lab Results
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AI: 2019 Shallow CPT Results
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AJ: 2019 Grab Sample Results
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AK: 2016-2020 Geotechnical Clearance Memos and Plots
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AL: 2020 Geophysical Operation/Field Reports – EGS
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AM: 2020 Geotechnical Operation/Field Reports – EGS
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AN: 2020 Grab Sample Results – RPS
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AO: 2020 CPT and Boring Samples – Geoquip
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AP: 2020 Vibracore Results – EGS
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AQ: 2020 Boring Results – Geoquip
  • Volume II-C Appendix II-AR: New England Wind Phase 2 Feasibility of Suction Bucket Design 

Volume II-D

Volume III

Addendum (Phase 2 Offshore Export Cable Corridor, South Coast Variant)

This document is related to the New England Wind 1 and 2 Project Site.