Coastal regulators look to standardize wind farm compensation deals to avoid disputes

Nancy Lavin

06/21/2021

THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL is looking to standardize methods for setting fishing value and compensation from offshore wind farm projects after a contentious process for the South Fork Wind Farm. SOURCE: R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT / PBN FILE GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING — THE RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL is looking to standardize methods for setting fishing value and compensation from offshore wind farm projects after a contentious process for the South Fork Wind Farm. / SOURCE: R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT / PBN FILE GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Could a formula be the key to solving disputes over how much major wind farm developers owe to local fishermen? After a contentious and prolonged negotiation period over the South Fork Wind Farm that ultimately failed to reach a compromise, Rhode Island coastal regulators are considering how a standardized process could make…

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