It was the 26th legal ruling since August 2003 in favor of what is expected to become America’s first offshore wind project.

Judge Richard Stearns of the US District Court, District of Massachusetts, rejected all claims against Cape Wind, NSTAR and the state.

NSTAR signed a 15-year PPA with Cape Wind in 2010 to purchase 27% of the project’s 468MW nameplate capacity for 18.7