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
—
Cancelled
Dec 2017 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
2 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 5 sources (3 primary) · ◆ 3 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
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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 press2
[7]
Utility Dive2017-12-04◆ Cape Wind developers call it quits
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCancelled
[9]
Boston Globe2017-12
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperator
Encyclopaedic1
[1]
Wikipedia2026-03-01◆ Cape Wind - Wikipedia
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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