The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the sites 47 to 82 miles off Texas and Louisiana have a potential of up to 9.27 GW.

Those with vested interests in fossil-fuel-based systems continue to use political and economic power to stall action in the Commonwealth and around the world, Hoffer said.

Form Energy hopes to use its long-duration iron-air batteries to firm up renewable energy generation across extended stretches in New England.

Several Midwestern states on opposite ends of the political spectrum have taken steps signaling receptiveness to small modular reactor development.

The 806-MW project’s construction is about 60% complete, with the offshore substation, 15 array cables, 25 monopiles and two turbines already installed.