Down But Not Out: Equinor Takes Hit on U.S. Offshore Wind, but Hope Remains
Norway's Equinor booked a $300 million impairment on its U.S. offshore wind power portfolio on Friday after New York officials…
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Norway's Equinor booked a $300 million impairment on its U.S. offshore wind power portfolio on Friday after New York officials…
Developers seeking state subsidies for their renewable projects and NYSERDA, which awards those contracts, are facing an extremely busy last few months of the year.
Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) booked a $300 million impairment on its U.S. offshore wind power portfolio on Friday after New York officials rejected a request for better terms, but said the state's continued commitment to the technology still offered hope. The charge, announced during Equinor's earnings, comes two weeks after New York regulators turned down the company's petition to renegotiate the terms of its offshore wind projects because of soaring costs and supply chain constraints.
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