Offshore Wind Power

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New England Energy Experts Talk Renewable Development Under Trump
Energy experts and officials stressed the importance of proactive transmission planning, interconnection reform and increased demand-side flexibility at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
Revolution Wind
Judge Lifts BOEM’s Stop-work Order on Revolution Wind
A federal judge has lifted a month-long stop-work order on the Revolution offshore wind project, which is 80% complete.
BOEM
BOEM Seeks to Vacate Maryland Offshore Wind Approval
BOEM is formally seeking to vacate approval of the US Wind project off the Maryland coast, saying it made errors in granting the approval.
PJM
Feds Pull $716M Loan Commitment from N.J. Offshore Wind Project
The Department of Energy has withdrawn a $716 million loan commitment that would have helped New Jersey upgrade the state transmission system to connect offshore wind to the grid.
Revolution Wind
Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order
Revolution Wind’s developers are seeking an emergency injunction against the federal stop-work order slapped on the offshore wind project.
Ørsted
BOEM Plans to Vacate New England Wind Project Approval
The Trump administration is moving to close the door on U.S. offshore wind development by remanding approvals for all projects not already under construction.
ACP
ACP Reports Shrinking Pipeline of Projects as Feds Turn Hostile
ACP reported a drop in the pipeline of new projects as federal policies shifted this year, but installations have yet to be impacted by those changes.
SouthCoast Wind Energy
Interior Reconsidering Approval of Two OSW Projects
In an Aug. 29 filing in federal court in Washington, D.C., the Department of the Interior said it intends to reconsider its approval of the construction and operations plan for SouthCoast Wind off the New England coast.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DOT Yanks $679M in Funding for Offshore Wind Ports

The U.S. Department of Transportation has terminated $679 million in funding commitments for a dozen port and shoreline infrastructure projects planned to serve the offshore wind sector.

Daymark Energy Advisors
New Study Highlights Winter Benefits of OSW in New England
The addition of 3,500 MW of offshore wind capacity would have reduced ISO-NE energy market costs by about $400 million over the past winter, according to a recent study by Daymark Energy Advisors.

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