Nantucket and GE Vernova announced Friday they had reached a $10.5 million settlement to compensate the Massachusetts town for a blade break at Vineyard Wind last summer.
A blade detached from one of the project’s 62 turbines on July 13, 2024, crashing into the ocean and sending a plume of fiberglass debris into the water.
The accident, which was later attributed to faulty quality control at a GE Vernova factory in Quebec, was a black eye for the offshore wind industry and delayed construction of what had been heralded as the country’s first major offshore wind project.
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It also stoked opposition to the industry after fiberglass debris washed up on Nantucket beaches, closing them during the island’s busy tourist season.
