October 30, 2024

Offshore Wind

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Changing Dynamics of Clean Energy Transition Debated at Aurora Energy Conference
Despite some recent hiccups with supply chains and higher interest rates, the clean energy transition is set to accelerate with long-term policy support, panelists said at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum. 
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Attentive Withdraws NY Offshore Wind Proposals
Barely three months after it was launched, New York’s fifth offshore wind solicitation has its first casualty.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Releases ‘All of the Above’ Integrated Resource Plan for 2024
Dominion Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan calls for major expansions of offshore wind, solar power and natural gas to meet surging demand in its territory. 
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Panel Calls for Greater Interregional Planning Across the Northeast
Unlocking the full potential of Quebec hydropower to balance renewables through the Northeast will require major efforts to overcome barriers to transmission planning, according to speakers at a webinar led by the Acadia Center.
The Brattle Group
Brattle Paper Weighs Pros and Cons of Utility-owned Generation in NY
Allowing utilities to own generation again in New York state could speed up their deployment, according to a Brattle Group white paper prepared for Consolidated Edison.
BOEM
BOEM Announces Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would require floating turbines. 
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group Talks Potential of Offshore Wind
Activists, ISO-NE officials, and state representatives from across New England convened in New London, Conn., to discuss the benefits of offshore wind to the region’s power system.
DNV
Study: HVDC Needs Standards to Take off in US
Before the use of HVDC transmission lines can be expanded in the U.S., the offshore wind industry needs to set some standards, according to a joint company survey.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Highlights Demand Growth, OSW Progress
Dominion earned $572 million in the second quarter of 2024 and logged six new peak demand records in July on the back of Virginia’s continued electricity consumption growth.
Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission
10 Northeastern States Sign MOU on Interregional Transmission Planning
Ten East Coast states signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a framework to coordinate interregional transmission planning and development.

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