Cape Wind Receives DEP Approval

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved undersea transmission cables for the proposed Cape Wind project, clearing another hurdle for what could be the nation’s first offshore wind farm.

The project, which has met with resistance from some local groups opposed to the sight of wind farms on the horizon, would provide three-quarters of the electricity used on Cape Cod and the Islands. Cape Wind wants to place 130 turbines about 4.7 miles off Cape Cod.

In approving the transmission cables, the DEP determined that the project “provides greater public benefit than detriment.”

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