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Beacon Wind

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

PROJECT WEBSITE: Beacon Wind

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
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Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

Beacon Wind proposes to construct and operate an offshore wind farm to be located approximately 20 statute miles (mi) (17 nautical miles [nm], 32 kilometers [km]) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and 60 mi (52 nm, 97 km) east of Montauk, New York. Offshore components of the Project will consist of up to 155 wind turbines and up to two offshore substation facilities for a total of up to 157 foundations.

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend the NEPA, COP, Section 106, ESA-FWS, ESA-NMFS, EFH, MMPA, Section 10/404, Section 408, OCS air permit and NPDES permit completion dates on March 15, 2024. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

On May 1, 2024, a bp-affiliated company took sole ownership of the Beacon Wind project sponsor, Beacon Wind LLC, which was previously jointly owned by a bp affiliate and an Equinor affiliate.  On June 7, 2024, BOEM requested a Dashboard update to temporarily defer the FAST-41 permitting timetable requirements for Beacon Wind through Oct 31, 2024, allowing the project sponsor an opportunity to provide additional information on potential project design changes and decisions regarding submittal of an updated COP. If the project sponsor elects to change their project design and submit an updated COP, BOEM will have 60-days from receipt of an updated COP to provide a coordinated project plan (CPP) and publish an updated permitting timetable.

 

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

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Overall Project Timetable
 
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Extension or Delay
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Paused
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Planned

Action Information

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