Offshore Wind Power
Renewable energy industry analysts, representatives and environmental advocates say New York is in a better position than many others to make progress on its renewable energy goals during a second Trump administration.
Vineyard Offshore no longer plans to proceed with its bid for the 1,200-MW Vineyard Wind 2 project following Connecticut’s decision not to buy power from the project.
Requests that two developers submitted this year have prompted BOEM to start planning a 2026 offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico.
Federal regulators continue to advance offshore wind energy development, issuing a key approval for a Maryland proposal and smoothing the way for as many as six future projects in the New York Bight.
RWE, which holds offshore wind leases off the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, said it is pausing capital expenditures on development there for two years due to increased risk and uncertainty.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the final environmental impact statement for SouthCoast Wind, bringing the project one step closer to final approval.
California’s floating offshore wind industry is getting a boost from $30 million in research and development funds from the state Energy Commission’s EPIC program.
Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposal to dedicate $53 million in bonds to several environmental infrastructure projects, including $15 million for the Port of Davisville.
Several clean energy industries were clear losers after former President Trump's reelection, and offshore wind and EV company stocks took hits the day after the election.
The Southeast’s traditionally risk-averse vertically integrated utilities are now embracing the clean energy transition, driven by economic development in the form of new industry and data centers.
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