Danish developer Orsted and joint venture (JV) partner Eversource have taken a key step forward with their Revolution offshore wind project in the US Atlantic following the publication by the federal government of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 704MW array off the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The draft EIS, released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the regulator of energy development in federal waters, kicks off a 45-day comment period that is part of the process needed to move the project towards its record of decision (ROD) next April, after which construction can begin.
