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Coalition Supports New England Offshore Wind Transmission Grid Plan
New England for Offshore Wind has filed comments in response to a request for information issued by five New England states seeking information concerning...
Rhode Island Releases RFP for Up to 1 GW of New Offshore Wind Capacity
Rhode Island Energy, Rhode Island’s primary utility company, has released a request for proposal (RFP) for offshore wind procurement for up to 1,000 MW...
Governor Increases New Jersey Offshore Wind Goal to 11,000 MW by 2040
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 307, increasing New Jersey’s offshore wind goal by nearly 50% to 11,000 MW by 2040.
The order,...
NY Seeking to Procure RECs from Existing Wind Power Installations
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the third solicitation under the large-scale renewable energy procurement program known as Competitive Tier 2, which is designed...
Mass. Governor Reforms Offshore Wind Energy Procurement, Supply, Jobs
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed comprehensive clean energy legislation that reforms the commonwealth’s offshore wind procurement process, drives job creation and economic development,...
California: 25,000 MW of Offshore Wind by 2045
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a report establishing offshore wind goals and moving the state one step closer to development of the...
Ohio Supreme Court Approves Permit for First Freshwater Offshore Wind Farm
The Supreme Court of Ohio has approved the permit to construct North America’s first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility, according to the court’s Court...
NREL Introduces Ordinance Databases for Siting Wind, Solar Energy Projects
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning laws and ordinances in...
Commission Grants Approval to Dominion Energy for Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy has reached a major milestone in the development of the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project by receiving approval from...
Calif. Governor Releases New Clean Energy Targets, Offshore Wind Goals
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing California to move faster to reach its climate goals, setting ambitious new targets for renewable energy, clean buildings, carbon...
Mass. Grants Millions to Nine Organizations for Offshore Wind Workforce Development
The Baker-Polito administration is giving $3.8 million in grant funding through the Offshore Wind Works Program to nine Massachusetts organizations.
The program, which is administered...
Hawaii Governor Promotes Renewable Energy Transition with New Laws
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law a package of bills that advance the governor’s priorities to fight climate change and transition to a...
R.I. Governor Signs Law Requiring State to Offset Electricity with Renewable Energy
Gov. Dan McKee has signed historic legislation into law to substantially increase renewable energy production and supply by requiring that 100% of Rhode Island’s...
White House Introduces Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership with 11 States
The White House is joining with 11 East Coast governors to launch the new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership to accelerate the growing offshore...
Governor Signs Law Setting Framework for First Offshore Wind Farms in Louisiana
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed House Bill 165, which sets the framework for offshore wind energy development and leasing off Louisiana’s coast, according...
Industry Report Outlines Policies Needed to Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Supply Chain
The Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW) has released a new policy report detailing state and federal policies needed to accelerate the development of...
Massachusetts’ Energy Wages Rank High, According to 2021 Clean Energy Report
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC) 2021 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report highlights that over 101,000 clean energy workers are employed in the commonwealth as...
With New Offshore Wind Development, New Jersey Funds Environmental Studies
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) are awarding funding for studies to provide enhanced...
New Jersey Postpones Third Offshore Wind Solicitation
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has updated the timeline for issuing the third solicitation for New Jersey’s offshore wind development. The...
Jennifer Daloisio Chosen to Head Up Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides has named Jennifer Daloisio CEO and executive director of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).
MassCEC is dedicated...