wiredinUSA April 2014

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Cape Wind contracts Contracts for the provision and installation of intra-array, exportpowerandunderwater cables for America's first offshore wind farm have been awarded to Prysmian and Caldwell Marine International. According to the terms of the contracts, the onshore transmission cables will be manufactured by Prysmian at its South Carolina manufacturing facility, and installed in a series of duct banks between the point of landfall and the electric grid interconnection at the NSTAR Barnstable substation.

Caldwell Marine International will install the submarine intra-array and export cables using specialized vessels and equipment. Cape Wind's president, Jim Gordon, said this is the first US offshore wind project to be fully permitted and to have been issued a commercial lease and received approval for its construction and operations plan. Cape Wind has secured long-term power purchase agreements with National Grid and NSTAR, the two largest electric utilities in Massachusetts.

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wiredInUSA - April 2014