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WINDPOWER: Lessons Learned from Early Offshore Efforts

Oct 31, 2024Commentary & Special ReportsJohn Cropley

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decreased its offshore wind permitting times 20% as it gains experience and works to expedite development of the clean energy sector.

WINDPOWER: Industry Puts on Game Face as Election Nears

Oct 31, 2024Commentary & Special ReportsJohn Cropley

The 2024 edition of the American Clean Power Association’s WINDPOWER conference was a celebration of achievement by the U.S. offshore wind industry and a recognition of the hurdles it still must cross.

SE Renewable Energy Conference Hears Blunt Talk on Trump

Oct 31, 2024Commentary & Special ReportsK Kaufmann

Keith Martin, a specialist in tax and renewable energy policy, said a Republican-led Congress would likely look to "cannibalize" parts of the Inflation Reduction Act.

ISO-NE Study Lays Out Challenges of Deep Decarbonization

Oct 31, 2024Generation & FuelsJon Lamson

Deep decarbonization of the New England grid will pose major challenges related to resource adequacy and market administration, ISO-NE concluded in the final report of its Economic Planning for the Clean Energy Transition study.

Gulf of Maine OSW Auction Results in Four Leases Worth $21.9M

Oct 29, 2024Federal PolicyJon Lamson

The first-ever offshore wind lease auction for the Gulf of Maine resulted in the sale of four offshore lease areas to two developers, bringing in a total of about $21.9 million.

BOEM, DOD to Coordinate on Offshore Wind

Oct 29, 2024Commentary & Special ReportsJohn Cropley

The U.S. Department of Defense and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have reached a memorandum of understanding intended to improve the collaboration of offshore wind power development proposals.

EPA Announces Nearly $3B for Clean Port Equipment

Oct 29, 2024Federal PolicyMichael Brooks

EPA announced it will disburse $2.9 billion in grants to U.S. port authorities to purchase zero-emission equipment, vehicles and on-site electricity generators through its Clean Ports Program.

EPRI Launches DCFlex Initiative to Help Integrate Data Centers on the Grid

Oct 29, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing

EPRI launched its DCFlex initiative, which is meant to maximize demand flexibility from data centers to help them more quickly plug into the grid and provide demand response for emergencies.

Mass. Clean Energy Permitting, Gas Reform Bill Back on Track

Oct 28, 2024State and Local PolicyJon Lamson

After negotiations extending well past the end of the formal legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers are nearing passage of a wide-ranging climate and energy bill.

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