Overview

• On July 11, 2025, the Town of Nantucket and GE Vernova agreed to a $10.5 million payout to resolve claims from the July 2024 Vineyard Wind 1 blade failure.
• The settlement creates a Community Claims Fund overseen by an independent administrator to compensate local businesses for economic harm during the peak tourist season.
• GE Vernova traced the blade collapse to a manufacturing deviation at its Quebec facility and removed other blades from the Vineyard Wind site for reinspection.
• Crews and volunteers spent months collecting nontoxic fiberglass fragments—each under one square foot—from Nantucket’s beaches and waters after the 100-meter blade broke apart.
• Vineyard Wind 1’s turbines, featuring blades over 328 feet long, have been delivering electricity to the grid since early 2024.