The proposed contract’s likely impact on Maine electricity customers is being shielded from public view, for now.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Make sure that offshore wind is built responsibly
Federal officials should do a full environmental review and weigh stakeholders’ input before choosing areas for offshore development.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Two companies bid $315 million to develop wind power off Carolinas
If fully developed, the leases could result in about 1.3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power about 500,000 homes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Firms hired to connect New Jersey offshore wind farm to power grid
The moves come as New Jersey is working aggressively to become the East Coast hub of the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine panel to advise about development of offshore wind ports
The group is also expected to create a forum for public engagement about the development of the ports.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. ready to auction wind energy rights off Carolinas coast
Sixteen bidders have been found eligible and they can buy either or both sites.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Former site of New England’s largest coal plant to become offshore wind hub
An Italian company will make subsea transmission cables at the former Brayton Point plant in Somerset, Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Offshore wind takes off at last, and states jockey for position
Among the issues to be addressed, states will have to evaluate whether wind farms harm marine life or commercial fishing, and how such conflicts should be resolved.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Construction to begin soon on new East Coast offshore wind farm
The South Fork Wind project will be about 19 miles southeast of Block Island and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, at the eastern tip of New York’s Long Island.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Interior Department approves 2nd large U.S. offshore wind farm
Seven major offshore wind farms would be developed on the east and west coasts of the U.S. and in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan announced last month by the Biden administration.