December 27, 2024 — Federal regulators will attend a public forum hosted by the Nantucket Select Board on January 14 to answer questions about their role in the Vineyard Wind blade failure.
Representatives from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), which has regulatory authority over offshore wind developments, will attend the Zoom webinar and answer questions from island residents.
There are some ground rules, however, as BSEE officials will only respond to questions provided to them in advance, and the date to submit any inquiries is quickly approaching: Dec. 30.
The public is invited to email questions to bseepublicaffairs@bsee.gov by that date.
“It will not be a back-and-forth situation,” Select Board chair Brooke Mohr stated. “They agreed to come only if we submitted questions in writing. Those are the parameters of their willingness to come and meet with the public.”