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Getting rid of the minimum offer price rule could alter the fuel mix in the six-state region, where natural gas accounted for more than half of the

Governor Baker favors legislation that would remove price cap provisions for future offshore wind bids, and also put $750 million towards the state's clean energy industry

Vineyard Wind Blows In America’s first major offshore wind project is a triumph for clean energy and a stark reminder that the U.S. is way behind in combating the climate crisis. Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP A National Wildlife Federation group takes a boat tour of the Block Island, Rhode Island, Wind Farm, June 2017. This week, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved an 800-megawatt, $2.8 billion wind energy project in Massachusetts waters south o...

Originally published on May 11, 2021 6:47 pm The country’s first large-scale offshore wind project has cleared its final significant regulatory hurdle, bringing the long-anticipated U.S. offshore wind revolution one step closer to reality. On Tuesday, the U.S. Interior Department announced it had approved Vineyard Wind’s plan to build an 800-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. This so-called “Record of Decision” comes two months after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Ener...

The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will serve as the onshore staging ground for Vineyard Winds project. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) The country’s first large-scale offshore wind project has cleared its final significant regulatory hurdle, bringing the long-anticipated U.S. offshore wind revolution one step closer to reality. On Tuesday, the U.S. Interior Department announced it had approved Vineyard Wind’s plan to build an 800-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. This so-...