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Empire Wind 1, Sunrise Wind finalize offtake agreements with NYSERDA

The two offshore wind projects, totaling over 1,700 MW, will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years once they enter operation in 2026.

The first US-flagged offshore wind vessel is christened

Ørsted’s 262-foot long liveaboard ECO EDISON will serve as a floating, year-round homebase for 60 of the first American offshore wind turbine technicians, who will work at-sea over the life of the wind farms, servicing and maintaining the wind turbines.

As Massachusetts pioneers a new way to pay for grid upgrades, some solar projects are left waiting

The Department of Public Utilities is considering several proposals to spread the cost of substation upgrades, and until it decides on them no solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts can move forward in one part of the state.

Biden administration approves the nation’s seventh large offshore wind project

Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource plan to build a 924-megawatt project, Sunrise Wind, 30 miles east of Montauk, New York.

New York selects Empire Wind I and Sunrise Wind offshore projects

The projects, totaling over 1,700 MW, will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years once they enter operation in 2026.

Decades after Europe, South Fork Wind sends first commercial wind power onto US grid

Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. It will be New York’s first offshore wind farm.

First US-made export cable installed at South Fork offshore wind farm

The cable is the first American made subsea cable that connects a US offshore wind farm to the electricity grid….

Eversource announces Massachusetts grid modernization plans to enable more clean energy

The utility aims to enable greater use of distributed energy resources while meeting the demand created by electrification of heating and transportation….

In unexpected move, New Hampshire utilities voice support for solar net metering

Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities say the state’s net metering policy is balanced and effective, and that there’s no evidence of unjustified cost-sh…

Rhode Island offshore wind project cleared to begin construction

Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts, capable of powering nearl…

Rough seas ahead as multiple offshore wind power purchase agreements are scrapped

Economic uncertainties have resulted in multiple East coast offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPA) to come to an end, with both developers and utilities …

First monopile foundation installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm

If the project remains on track to be completed by the end of 2023, it would become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal …

Why Eversource might exit its offshore wind partnership with Ørsted

The Eversource board voted to conduct a strategic review of the energy giant’s offshore wind interests, would could result in the partial or complete sale of it…

Equinor, bp partner to build offshore wind hub at New York port

Equinor and bp plan to invest up to $250 million to build an offshore wind staging and assembly hub at a Brooklyn, New York port to meet the needs of their ongo…

Work starts on New York’s first offshore wind project

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind tu…