Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Plans Face a Reckoning
The wheels are coming off our current plans to transition to a clean energy future. It’s time for a debate on how we balance the speed of transition with making Massachusetts affordable.
Mass. Environmentalism Has Hurt Our AI Prospects
As they spend billions on new AI ventures, tech companies are specifically seeking out states with nuclear plants, which can provide the kind of consistent, reliable power.
$30M Salem Port Acquisition a ‘Long Term’ Offshore Wind Investment
The quasi-public Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is on the verge of purchasing the 37-acre port property from Florida-based shipping company Crowley, according to a company official.
Economic Disruptions Threaten Financing for Salem Wind Project
A major industrial investment in a Gateway City north of Boston could come undone thanks to economic disruptions and a dispute between a major multinational company and state power regulators.
Baker, Negotiators Eye Path To Energy Bill Deal
Lawmakers took the first steps Thursday on the road to a compromise offshore wind and climate bill as House and Senate leaders publicly detailed some of the issues they expect to spend part of the next three months hashing out. And as negotiations begin, the stakes are high for the real estate industry.
New Offshore Wind Procurement Could Be State’s Largest
The state’s electric utilities and the Baker administration are back in the market for another offshore wind contract, this time seeking up to twice as much power as in previous rounds.
Vineyard Offshore Wind Power Project Nears Approval
The first commercial-scale offshore wind power development in U.S. history is edging closer to approval, federal officials said Monday.
Feds Put Vineyard Wind Back on Permitting Front Burner
Vineyard Wind appears to have regained its place at the front of the offshore wind project permitting line and is back on track to becoming the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States.
Trump’s Windmill Hatred Causes Concern Among Industry
President Donald Trump’s animosity to wind power has gone beyond words in some states. Now, wind industry leaders and supporters fear that the federal government, under Trump, may be pulling back from what had been years of encouragement for climate-friendly wind.
East Coast Governors Join Baker to Push Feds on Offshore Wind
The governors of five East Coast states are urging federal regulators not to put any additional roadblocks in the way of the country’s nascent offshore wind industry.
While Feds Delay Review, Vineyard Wind Doubles Down on MA
Even as its first planned project hangs in a morass of federal reviews and regulatory wrangling, Vineyard Wind on Friday doubled down on its plan to provide Massachusetts with clean energy from offshore wind turbines.
Despite Feds’ Delay, Vineyard Wind Committed to Project
Vineyard Wind on Monday vowed that it will move forward with its $2.8 billion, 84-turbine wind farm project despite a new delay caused by the federal government, though the project will take shape on a new, yet-to-be-determined timeline.
New Delay for Giant Vineyard Wind Project Threatens Supply Chain
Vineyard Wind, the $2.8 billion, 800 megawatt wind power project planned for the waters off Martha’s Vineyard, has been delayed and will not move forward on the timeline it has been anticipating due to a federal agency’s decision to undertake a broad study of the potential impacts of offshore wind projects planned up and down the coast.
Vineyard Wind Deal Intensifies Offshore Wind Competition
One of the competitors for an offshore wind energy license in Massachusetts is teaming up with Avangrid Renewables, adding a partner with financial resources and experience in European wind energy markets.
GE, CITI Investments Shift Perceptions About Offshore Wind, Rep Says
The nation’s first offshore wind farm, which plans to launch commercial operations in November, has received investments from GE Energy Financial Services and the global bank Citi, the companies announced Tuesday.
