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Ørsted completes construction of 518 MW wind and solar center in Texas

The Helena Energy Center is comprised of a 268 MW wind farm and a 250 MWac solar farm. It has contracts with multiple corporate offtakers.

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window will remain open until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 10, 2024.

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.

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects

The three states joined in a historic agreement that allows for potential coordinated selection of offshore wind projects.

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.

Ørsted divests share of four US onshore wind farms to Stonepeak

Ørsted has signed a transaction with Stonepeak, whereby Ørsted will divest to Stonepeak an equity ownership stake in their portfolio.

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….

Meta’s Arizona data center to be powered by solar + storage project

Meta will receive the majority portion of the solar energy generated by Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300-MW solar farm and 300-MW, four-hour battery …

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 …

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….

Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms

The Danish firm recently scrapped its Ocean Wind I and II projects in southern New Jersey, saying the projects were no longer financially feasible….

Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm by 2025

In August, Orsted said the project would be delayed until 2026 due to supply chain issues, higher interest rates, and a failure so far to garner enough tax cred…

Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid opposition

They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents’ groups and their political allies….

Orsted shares fall 20% as it faces $2.3 billion risk

The company cited supply chain issues, high interest rates, and a lack of tax credits for the issues it faces….

Opponents say the tax break is illegal because the law was written to benefit only one entity….