Massachusetts
Brayton Point/Somerset LNG, Massachusetts
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Environmental groups; local residents; Rhode Island Legislators including, Rep. Fausto C. Anguilla (D-Dist. 68) of Bristol and Warren, Rep. Jan P. Malik (D-Dist. 67) of Warren and Barrington, Rep. William Enos (D-Dist. 71) of … Continue reading
Neptune LNG, Massachusetts
STATUS: Complete TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, local residents PROSPECT: Complete BACKGROUND: GDF Suez Energy North America announced in February 2005 that it sought to build a deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) port, called Neptune LNG, 10 miles off … Continue reading
Weaver’s Cove LNG, Fall River, Massachusetts
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Environmental groups; local residents; Massachusetts and Rhode Island state governments; U.S. Senators and Representatives from Massachusetts and Rhode Island PROSPECT: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC, in conjunction with Hess Corporation, has … Continue reading
Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm, MA
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Government officials (Sen. Edward Kennedy, Cape Cod Commission), celebrities (Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.), local residents (Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound) PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: Cape Wind, the nation’s first proposed offshore wind farm, … Continue reading
Fairhaven Wind Project, Bristol County, Massachusetts
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind Project OPPOSITION: Local residents; WindWise Fairhaven PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: CCI Energy has proposed to erect two wind turbines adjacent to the waste treatment plant on Arsene Street in Bristol County. Energy created by … Continue reading
Hoosac Wind Energy Project, Massachusetts
STATUS: In progress OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, The Hoosac Wind project is a 20-turbine proposal located in the two small towns of Florida and Monroe. Despite receiving its wetland permit in … Continue reading
Berkshire Wind Power Project, Massachusetts
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Silverleaf Resorts; Local residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: Berkshire Wind Power Project consists of 10, 1.5-megawatt wind turbines being erected on the ridgeline of Brodie Mountain in Hancock, MA. In 2008, the Berkshire … Continue reading
Russell Biomass Power Plant, Western Massachusetts
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Biomass OPPOSITION: Concerned Citizens of Russell PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The project features a $165 million 50-megawatt power plant that would generate energy from waste wood and provide at least $600,000 annually in tax revenues. … Continue reading
Madera Biomass Project in Greenfield
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Biomass OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Madera has proposed building a wood-burning plant in Greenfield. The $250 million project would burn 60 tons of wood chips per hour that would be converted into … Continue reading