Events & Meetings

Maine Events & Meetings

East Boothbay Neighborhood Open House: Offshore Wind Cable

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Offshore wind cable route presentation.

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Project Overview
Buried Cable - Some Basic Options
Current Timeline for Onshore Cable
Onshore Cable Route Options

Public Meetings on Monhegan Island

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

As the project moves through permitting, and with pandemic precautions in place, NEAV made themselves available at the Monhegan Church to provide information and answer questions in an open house format. NEAV presented some project information on posterboards displayed in the room, which are available digitally below.

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Sound levels from old 2-turbine layout
Sound levels from current single-turbine layout
Visual simulation from D.T. Sheridan shipwreck
Visual simulation (panoramic) from D. T. Sheridan shipwreck
U.S. Department of Energy NEPA process
Proposed cable route
University of Maine environmental research

DOE Virtual Public Scoping Informational Meetings:

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET
Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm ET

To attend the meetings, an access link will be posted on DOE’s New England Aqua Ventus I website at least one week prior to the meetings: www.energy.gov/node/2053718. If you are unable to access the presentation on-line, you can monitor the presentation (listen only mode) by using the following phone numbers and Access IDs to enter each call:

May 26th, 1:00pm to 3:00pm ET: (562) 247-8421 | Access ID: 469-509-463

May 26th, 5:30pm to 7:30pm ET: (951) 384-3421 | Access ID: 282-136-662

You are invited to submit written comments on the scope of issues, resources, and alternatives to be analyzed in the Environmental Assessment. Please direct any written comments by June 11, 2021 to: U.S. DOE, Golden Field Office, NEPA Division, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, or by email to AquaVentus1EA@ee.doe.gov.

View full public notice here.   

Presentation from meeting

If you were unable to attend the meeting, you can view the complete presentation by visiting the DOE website directly or clicking the button below: