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Decades after Europe, South Fork Wind sends first commercial wind power onto US grid

Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. It will be New York’s first offshore wind farm.

First US-made export cable installed at South Fork offshore wind farm

The cable is the first American made subsea cable that connects a US offshore wind farm to the electricity grid.

Eversource announces Massachusetts grid modernization plans to enable more clean energy

The utility aims to enable greater use of distributed energy resources while meeting the demand created by electrification of heating and transportation.

In unexpected move, New Hampshire utilities voice support for solar net metering

Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities say the state’s net metering policy is balanced and effective, and that there’s no evidence of unjustified cost-shifting to customers without solar panels.

Rhode Island offshore wind project cleared to begin construction

Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes.

Rough seas ahead as multiple offshore wind power purchase agreements are scrapped

Economic uncertainties have resulted in multiple East coast offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPA) to come to an end, with both developers and utilities deciding to back out of the agreements.

First monopile foundation installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm

If the project remains on track to be completed by the end of 2023, it would become America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm to be completed in federal …

Why Eversource might exit its offshore wind partnership with Ørsted

The Eversource board voted to conduct a strategic review of the energy giant’s offshore wind interests, would could result in the partial or complete sale of it…

Equinor, bp partner to build offshore wind hub at New York port

Equinor and bp plan to invest up to $250 million to build an offshore wind staging and assembly hub at a Brooklyn, New York port to meet the needs of their ongo…

Work starts on New York’s first offshore wind project

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind tu…

South Fork offshore wind project is cleared for construction

The 132 MW offshore wind project is set to start construction this summer….

Siemens Energy to connect New York’s first offshore wind farm to the grid

New York’s Sunrise Wind project will be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to be connected to the grid using a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmis…

Connecticut regulators plan major growth in battery storage, EV charging

Connecticut regulators have finalized new rules paving the way for a major expansion of battery storage and electric vehicle charging, part of a broader effort …

Boston zoning change would require net-zero emissions from new buildings

The initiative is among the most aggressive of existing or proposed strategies to cut energy consumption in buildings, which are responsible for 70% of the city…

Innovative geothermal micro-district concept moves ahead in Massachusetts

Utilities could prove useful partners in the projects, which involve drilling, trenching and laying pipe to bring underground heat into buildings. Two pilot pro…