Contracts for the state's next two offshore wind projects were filed Wednesday and while both projects legally comply with the state's offshore wind price cap, officials said the price of power might not actually be cheaper than the last project.
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Mass. starts round three of bidding for offshore wind energy contracts
The winner could end up proposing a project to power 800,000-plus homes
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated March 11, 2021, 7:18 p.m.
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Vineyard Wind has picked GE s Haliade-X model. A prototype is seen in this photo.General Electric
Governor Charlie Bakerâs administration has kicked off the stateâs third round of bidding for offshore wind energy contracts, and this one has the potential to be the biggest yet.
State officials are soliciting bids for up to 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind electricity this time around.
To put that in perspective, the Vineyard Wind development team won the stateâs first round of offshore wind energy bids in 2018, to deliver 800 megawatts to Massachusetts electricity customers. That was enough power for more than 400,000 homes. The Mayflower Wind team won the second round in 2019, with a similarly sized proposal.