U.S. Court Revokes FAA Approval of Cape Wind

BOSTON, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Court of Appeals today issued a resounding victory for the Cape and Islands community and the citizens of Massachusetts.  The court ruling revoked a previous no hazard determination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and found that the FAA failed to consider the very real dangers and risks to the operations and safety of the 400,000 flights that transit Nantucket Sound each year.

"This represents a major setback for an already struggling project," said Audra Parker, president and CEO of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. "The decision is further reason for the Patrick Administration to stop its attempts to force the state's second largest electric utility, NStar, to purchase energy from a project that will never be built."

As a result of today's decision, Cape Wind cannot begin construction or proceed with the project.  The FAA case is the first of multiple federal lawsuits challenging this poorly sited and expensive project and is just the tip of the iceberg of the problems the courts will consider relative to the Nantucket Sound location. 

"It is time for Cape Wind and the Department of Interior to relocate this project to another site that will not only protect Nantucket Sound, but allow properly sited offshore wind development in a timely way," said Parker. "After ten years, Cape Wind continues to face legal and financial challenges, while better and cheaper forms of green energy are widely available. The free market has shown little or no interest in Cape Wind, the federal government has refused to issue a loan guarantee for the project, and now a federal court has dealt Cape Wind a major setback in rejecting the FAA's determination."

Media contact:
Wesley Eberle
617-827-4229
[email protected]

SOURCE Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound

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