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Brayton Point Wind Cable Factory

Prysmian

Somerset, MA, USA

-71.192333, 41.709848

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 726

Additional Information:

Sector: Wind

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Wind Infrastructure


Project Announcement Date: 2/17/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2027

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Cancelled


Target Jobs: 350

Capital Investment: $300 million

Congressional District: MA4

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $25 million

Selected Sources:

“Prysmian Group: new submarine cable plant in the USA”, Prysmian Corporate, 17 Feb 2022. 🔗


“Prysmian abandons plans for offshore wind cable factory in Somerset”, Ben Berke, wbur.org, 22 Jan 2025. 🔗


“Brayton Point offshore wind plant hits snag”, Bruce Mohl, Rhode Island Current, 01 Mar 2024. 🔗


“Decision time for offshore wind cable plant at Brayton Point”, Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Beacon, 22 Oct 2024. 🔗


“Prysmian Buys Massachusetts’s Former Coal Power Plant Site to Build Offshore Wind Cable Factory”, Adrijana Buljan, Offshore Wind, 18 Feb 2022. 🔗


“Prysmian awarded $25 million for Massachusetts offshore wind cable factory”, Adrijana Buljan, Offshore Energy, 21 Dec 2022. 🔗


“Prysmian Drops Plan to Build USD 200 Million Offshore Wind Cable Factory in Massachusetts”, Adrijana Buljan, Offshore Wind, 24 Jan 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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