{"id":2338444,"date":"2024-09-08T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T19:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-states-tout-historic-offshore-wind-plans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T19:20:15","slug":"new-england-states-tout-historic-offshore-wind-plans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-states-tout-historic-offshore-wind-plans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New England states tout \u2018historic\u2019 offshore wind plans &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-england-states-tout-historic-offshore-wind-plans-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a significant \u2062step towards renewable energy,\u2062 Massachusetts and Rhode Island \u200dhave announced plans to procure the largest offshore wind\u2063 power initiative in New England&#8217;s history, \u200ctotaling\u200c 2,678 megawatts. This venture is projected to provide electricity sufficient for over\u200b 1.4 million homes. Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee highlighted this collaboration \u200cas a historic milestone that sets\u200b a precedent\u2063 for\u200d regional \u200ccooperation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-paulson-america-needs-a-reboot\/\" title=\"Terry Paulson: America Needs a Reboot\">clean energy efforts<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The plan includes the allocation\u200d of power from \u200bseveral projects, with Massachusetts selecting a portion of the SouthCoast Wind project and the New England Wind 1 project,\u200c in\u200d addition to seeking wind power from \u200dthe Vineyard Wind 2 project. However, details regarding the costs and pricing for consumers\u200b have not\u2064 been disclosed as the projects will require further\u200b negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b joint\u200c procurement aligns with a broader \u2063strategy aimed\u2064 at addressing energy and climate challenges collectively, rather than individually, across \u2062East Coast states. It follows\u2062 previous difficulties faced by states like New Jersey, Rhode \u2063Island, and\u2062 Massachusetts in pursuing offshore wind initiatives alone.\u2064 Additionally, in support of these efforts, the U.S. Department of Energy allocated $389 million for grid \u2063improvements in the region to enhance offshore wind capacity through shared interconnection points for \u2064undersea cables.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New England states tout &lsquo;historic&rsquo; offshore wind plans<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1755239\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; Two New England states are going all-in on wind power by pursuing what is being described as the &ldquo;largest&rdquo; offshore procurement in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Friday, Massachusetts and Rhode Island jointly announced that they plan to procure a total of 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power spread across all three projects that submitted bids earlier this year, which, when completed, will be capable of providing enough electricity to power more than 1.4 million homes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today marks a historic milestone for Rhode Island and Massachusetts as we join forces to drive the largest offshore wind procurement in New England&rsquo;s history,&rdquo; Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement. &ldquo;Together with Massachusetts, we are setting a precedent for regional collaboration in clean energy and advancing a sustainable, resilient future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under the plan, Massachusetts has selected 1,087 MW of the 1,287 MW SouthCoast Wind project, with the remaining 200 MW going to Rhode Island. Massachusetts also selected New England Wind 1, a 719 MW project, and seeks up to 800 MW of wind power from the Vineyard Wind 2 project, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the contracts, such as the price tag and how much of those costs would be passed along to energy consumers, weren&rsquo;t disclosed. The projects are also subject to negotiations between utilities and the developers.<\/p>\n<p>The joint procurement is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-takes-out-iran-backed-terrorist-commander-in-iraq\/\" title=\"US eliminates Iranian-backed terrorist commander in Iraq\">broader regional strategy<\/a> along the East Coast to address energy and climate issues rather than a state-by-state approach. Some states, like New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, have struggled to go it alone on offshore wind and have ended up scraping projects.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $389 million to several New England states for improvements to the power grid that aim to significantly increase the region&rsquo;s capacity for offshore wind.<\/p>\n<p>The Power Up New England plan &mdash; a collaboration between Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and several utilities &mdash; calls for expanding and upgrading the shared interconnection points for undersea cables that bring power from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-driessen-the-coming-green-electricity-nightmare\/\" title=\"Paul Driessen: The Coming Green Electricity Nightmare\">offshore wind turbines<\/a> to the regional grid.<\/p>\n<p>The Grid Innovation Program is managed through the U.S. Department of Energy&rsquo;s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program. The funding is capped at $250 million unless projects have a &ldquo;significant transmission investment,&rdquo; as with the New England state&rsquo;s proposal.<\/p>\n<p>In October, DOE announced nearly $3.5 billion in awards under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program to support 58 projects in 44 states.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has aggressively pursued plans by the federal government to add at least 35 gigawatts of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030, beginning with Vineyard Wind off the southern coast of Massachusetts. He argues the plan will boost the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">clean energy industry<\/a> and create jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But the latest procurement comes amid increasing turbulence in the nation&rsquo;s nascent offshore wind industry. Developers are scaling back &mdash; or, in some cases, backing out of projects &mdash; citing supply chain disruptions, higher construction costs and a lack of state and federal government tax credits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two major offshore wind developers in Massachusetts &mdash; Commonwealth Wind and Shell and Ocean Winds North America &mdash; terminated their power purchase agreements with the state&rsquo;s utilities last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orsted-cancels-new-jersey-offshore-wind-project\/\" title=\"Orsted scraps NJ offshore wind project.\">citing supply chain issues<\/a> and other concerns that have made it too difficult to finance the projects.<\/p>\n<p>The push for offshore wind also faces opposition from commercial fishermen and coastal conservation groups who argue that towering turbines off the Atlantic coastline will hurt marine life, fishing and tourism industries and the local economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1755239\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755239\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England states promote &#8216;historic&#8217; offshore wind initiatives (The Center Square) \u2014 Two states in New England are fully committing to wind energy by embarking on what is being labeled as the \u201clargest\u201d offshore procurement in the area. On Friday, Massachusetts and Rhode Island revealed their intention to acquire a combined total of 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power from three projects that submitted bids earlier this year. Once operational, these projects will generate enough electricity to supply over 1.4 million homes. \u201cToday signifies a historic achievement for Rhode Island and Massachusetts as we collaborate on the largest offshore wind procurement in New England\u2019s history,\u201d stated Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee. \u201cIn partnership with Massachusetts, we are establishing a model for regional cooperation in clean energy and promoting a sustainable future.\u201d As part of this initiative, Massachusetts has chosen 1,087 MW from the SouthCoast Wind project (which totals 1,287 MW), while Rhode Island will receive the remaining 200 MW. Additionally, Massachusetts selected New England Wind 1 at 719 MW and aims to secure up to 800 MW from Vineyard Wind 2. Specific details regarding contract costs and how much would be passed on to consumers have not been disclosed; negotiations between utilities and developers are still pending. This joint effort is part of a larger strategy along the East Coast aimed at tackling energy and climate challenges collectively rather than individually by state. Some states like New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts have faced difficulties pursuing offshore wind independently leading them to abandon certain projects. In August, the U.S Department of Energy allocated $389 million to several New England states for enhancements to their power grid intended to significantly boost capacity for offshore wind generation in the region through a collaborative plan called Power Up New England involving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont along with various utilities aimed at expanding interconnection points for undersea cables linking power from offshore turbines into the regional grid system managed under DOE\u2019s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience Innovation Partnerships program which caps funding at $250 million unless there is significant transmission investment involved like with this proposal from New England states . In October , DOE announced nearly $3 .5 billion worth awards under its Grid Resilience Innovation Partnerships program supporting fifty-eight different projects across forty-four different states . Outgoing President Joe Biden has actively pursued federal plans aiming towards adding no less than thirty-five gigawatts worth of Offshore Wind capacity within America by two thousand thirty starting off with Vineyard Wind located off southern coastlines near Massachusets arguing it would enhance clean energy sectors while creating job opportunities however recent procurements come amidst growing instability within nascent Offshore Wind industries where developers have begun scaling back or even withdrawing entirely citing issues such as supply chain disruptions rising construction expenses alongside insufficient tax credits provided both federally &amp; state-wise . Last year two prominent Offshore Developers based outta Massachusets namely Commonwealth Winds Shell &amp; Ocean Winds North America canceled their respective purchase agreements due primarily due supply chain complications making financing these ventures increasingly challenging meanwhile opposition arises against Offshore initiatives coming mainly from commercial fishermen coastal conservationists who claim towering turbines positioned along Atlantic coastlines could negatively impact marine ecosystems fishing tourism industries local economies overall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1311828504-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13784,39849,40410,33430],"class_list":["post-2338444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-climate-change","tag-new-england","tag-offshore-wind","tag-renewable-energy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1311828504-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}