The possibility of eventually going further and deeper will be enhanced by the experience that will be gained with the turbines in Nantucket Sound....It is prudent that the first projects be relatively close to shore, and in relatively shallow water before moving further out. Nantucket Sound is a good place to begin.
-- Dr. James F. Manwell, Director, Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, UMass
Groups and individuals from around the Cape and Islands, the country and the world sent in comments to the Army Corps of Engineers during their 108 day comment period on the 3,800 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Over 5,000 people sent in written comments and hundreds spoke at the four public hearings. Read excerpts on various topics people spoke and wrote about. Learn more about the DEIS.