Newly uncovered emails from the Biden administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) show that taxpayers could be on the hook for $191 million in removal costs for Vineyard Wind, a 62-turbine wind farm being constructed off the coast of Nantucket, as a result of waivers the administration granted Vineyard Wind and other East Coast projects.
Just The NewsDepartment of Interior emails reveal Biden’s offshore wind waivers could cost taxpayers millionsEmails the Functional Government Initiative obtained through a records request show that the estimated decommission cost for Vineyard Wind, which the Biden administration waived, was $191 million. It was never made public, but experts say the cost is likely much higher.