"WITH A CRITICAL vote nearing in a divided town, the Healey administration urged officials in Somerset to keep moving forward with a factory at Brayton Point that could become a major supplier to the US offshore wind industry.At a press conference on Monday, Gov. Maura Healey was asked if she has a message for Somerset this week. She referred the questioner to Rebecca Tepper, her secretary of energy and environmental affairs, but added: “Clean energy is something this administration has been very invested in and making that work for all involved is something we’re invested in.”Tepper issued a statement of support for the project Monday night. “The proposed Prysmian manufacturing facility is a chance for tremendous economic development that will supply wind projects along the entire East Coast,” she said. “A former dirty coal power plant can be transformed into a cutting-edge cable manufacturing facility, bringing good-paying jobs, tax revenue, and economic growth to Somerset and the South Coast region.”
Continue reading the article online at CommonWealth Magazine ->
This happens to be one of the topics Ted McIntyre and I cover in our latest "Making Sense of Climate" episode -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/in-this-making-sense-of-climate-episode.html
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| A rendering of the Prysmian subsea cable manufacturing facility proposed for Brayton Point in Somerset |
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