Permit Documents for Vineyard Wind 1, LLC's Wind Energy Development Project (800MW offshore windfarm)
EPA's July 11, 2022 Proposed Permit Modification
On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 received a request from Vineyard Wind 1, LLC (VW1) to modify the permit issued to VW1 on May 19, 2021. EPA received subsequent requests from VW1 for additional revisions to the permit on May 7 and May 11, 2022. The initial permit was effective on June 21, 2021. The modification will also clarify several permit conditions and make other minor technical corrections within the permit.
- Draft Modification to OCS Air Permit for Vineyard Wind 1 Wind Farm – July 11, 2022 (pdf) (396 K)
- Fact Sheet for Modification to Vineyard Wind 1 Wind Farm OCS Air Permit – July 11, 2022 (pdf) (322 K)
- Public Notice for Vineyard Wind 1, LLC Permit Modification – July 11, 2022 (pdf) (116 K)
- Administrative Record with application and supporting materials
All persons, including applicants, who believe any condition of the draft permit modification is inappropriate must raise all issues and submit all available arguments and all supporting material for their arguments in full by the close of the public comment period, in writing. EPA prefers that all comments be submitted by electronic means to Eric Wortman (wortman.eric@epa.gov)
If email submittal of comments is not feasible, hard copy comments may be submitted to the address below.
Eric Wortman
Air and Radiation Division (Mail code: 05-2)
U.S. EPA Region 1
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100
Boston, MA 02109
Comments may also be submitted electronically through https://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0355).
EPA has scheduled a formal virtual public hearing on the draft permit modification on August 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm EST. For information on EPA's public hearing, including registration instructions, please visit https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/caa-public-comment-opportunities-region-1
EPA's May 19, 2021 Final Permit Documents
- Final Permit - Vineyard Wind 1, LLC - May 19, 2021 (pdf) (455 K)
- Response to Comments Document - Vineyard Wind 1, LLC - May 19, 2021 (pdf) (296 K)
EPA's June 28, 2019 Draft Permit Documents
- Draft Permit - Vineyard Wind 1, LLC - June 28, 2019 (pdf) (390 K)
- Fact Sheet - Vineyard Wind 1, LLC - June 28, 2019 (pdf) (2 MB)