Vineyard Wind Faced Whirlwind Of Permitting Woes That Offshore Wind Backers Hope Will End Under Biden Gov't
In this 2016 file photo, three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I, the nation's first offshore wind farm. (Michael Dwyer/AP) For Massachusetts to meet its 2050 climate change emission goal, the state is going to have to green the grid, replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean renewable energy sources. To do this, the commonwealth is banking on offshore wind. "Offshore wind is the linchpin of Massachusetts clean energy strategy and critical to our success," said State Sen. Michael Barrett, head of the committee that oversees utilities and energy. B...
Source: wbur.org