Notice of Offshore Wind Public Information Meetings - NOTE: M.V. LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED
Representatives from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Office of Coastal Zone Management and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center will host public information meetings in Vineyard Haven and New Bedford to present, answer questions, and discuss recent and upcoming planning and assessment activities related to future offshore wind projects in federal waters off Massachusetts beginning 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Topics include an overview of the new energy diversity law and updates on: marine mammal and bird studies, Met-ocean data collection, geological surveys, and transmission planning. Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will be in attendance. For more information on the offshore wind activities for Massachusetts, see www.mass.gov/eea/offshore-wind. The public meetings will be:
• Monday, November 14, 2016, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, at the Senior Center, 34 Pine Tree Road, Vineyard Haven
• Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, at the New Bedford Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford
Links to the seabird and whale reports: