Cape Wind
Proposed in 2001 by Boston-based Energy Management Inc (EMI) under the leadership of Jim Gordon, Cape Wind was to be the first commercial offshore wind project in United States waters — 130 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines on Horseshoe Shoal in…
Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
MIEnergy Management Inc — 100% ◆
Location
United StatesNorthwest Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
468 MW ◇
Turbines
130 × 3.6 MW ◇
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held 2010-04 ◆
Water depth
5–15 m ◇
Distance from shore
9 km ◇
Wind speed
9.2 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
—
Schedule
COD
—
Project timeline verified milestones only — each date carries its provenance mark
Dashed tick marks today (9 Sep 2026).
Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Installation not started
nothing to count yet: the satellite tracker begins when offshore construction does
Installation · on record
StageCancelled
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated
Sources & verification
2/14 fields verified · rests on 4 sources (3 primary) · ◆ 1 document held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator2
[3]
U.S. Department of the Interior2010-04-28◆ Secretary Salazar Announces Approval of …
“04/28/2010 ... BOSTON, Mass – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today approved the Cape Wind renewable energy project on federal submerged lands in Nantucket Sound, but will require the developer …”
supportsConsentSite rightsConsent granted
[10]
Trade press1
[9]
Encyclopaedic1
[1]
Wikipedia2026-03-01
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundationWater depth+2 more