Cape Wind Communications Director Mark Rodgers welcomed this news by stating, “This DEP approval finding Cape Wind serves a proper public interest and providing public benefit moves the project one step closer to its final approval.”

This decision follows a public hearing DEP held in Yarmouth on November 5th.

The portions of Cape Wind’s proposal under the jurisdiction of the DEP’s review were the submarine electric cables from the coastline out to the three-mile offshore state boundary.

Cape Wind’s proposal to build America’s first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal would provide three-quarters of the electricity used on Cape Cod and the Islands from clean, renewable energy - reducing this region’s need to import oil, coal and gas. Cape Wind will create new jobs, contribute to a healthier environment, increase energy independence and establish Massachusetts as a leader in offshore wind power. For more information visit www.capewind.org.

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