CRMC approves South Fork Wind Farm with fewer turbines and $5.2M payout

Updated at 10:15 p.m. on June 2, 2021

Nancy Lavin

06/02/2021

THE R.I COASTAL RESOURCES Management Council on Wednesday issued conditional approval to the South Fork Wind Farm, providing the number of turbines are cut from 15 to 12 and a $5.2 million compensation fund is set up for local fishermen. / SOURCE: R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT / PBN FILE GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – State coastal regulators have signed off on the South Fork Wind Farm project, providing the number of turbines is reduced and a compensation fund for local fishermen is set up. The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council's 5-2 vote on Wednesday night ends a monthslong series of failed negotiations between the developer and fishing industry…

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