Last Monday, the court announced it would not take up the appeal filed by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, keeping a previous ruling on the 62-turbine Vineyard Wind project intact.
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation have both filed petitions with the country’s highest court, arguing that the Department of Interior did not follow the law when approving the project.
On Sunday, officials confirmed that the turbine at the southernmost end of the Vineyard Wind lease off Martha’s Vineyard was apparently hit by lightning late last week, damaging the already broken blade.
The constantly blinking lights atop the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy turbines could soon be turned off for most of the night.
Vineyard Offshore eliminated 50 positions in the U.S. and Europe, but none on the Vineyard.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement lifted a suspension order Friday that initially prevented the construction and operation of the more than 800-feet tall turbines. One turbine is currently sending power to the mainland.