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Offshore Wind Summit To Feature Cape Wind, Deepwater Updates

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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By David McGlinchey The North American Offshore Wind Development Summit, scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Washington, D.C., will feature updates on the Cape Wind development in Massachusetts and the Deepwater projects in Rhode Island. Deepwater Wind is also one of the sponsors of the summit, which is being put on by conference organizer Infocast. Cape Wind is [...]

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Rhode Island Political Leaders Back Offshore Wind Pricing

Friday, March 12, 2010

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By William Morgan The leaders of the Rhode Island House and Senate wrote to the state Public Utilities Commission Wednesday to support an offshore wind pricing agreement between Deepwater Wind and National Grid. One day earlier, however, the director of the Energy Council of Rhode Island sharply criticized the deal and said it would harm large energy [...]

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Proposed Rhode Island Offshore Wind Port Gets Stimulus Boost

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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By William Morgan The Department of Transportation awarded more than $22 million today to a proposed offshore wind manufacturing and port facility in Rhode Island. The Quonset Development Corporation has been touted by Rhode Island officials — including Gov. Don Carcieri — as a crucial building block for offshore wind development in New England.  The facility has [...]

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Expert Says High Returns Inflate Rhode Island PPA

Friday, February 12, 2010

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By Peter Brennan An energy-pricing expert, hired by the state of Rhode Island, testified last week that the Power Purchase Agreement between Deepwater Wind and National Grid was too high because of excessive profits for the developer. Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission must approve the agreement to buy power from the proposed eight-turbine wind farm near Block [...]

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Expert Says Rhode Island Power Purchase Agreement Too Expensive

Monday, January 25, 2010

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By Peter Brennan A power pricing expert testified last week that a proposed offshore wind power purchase agreement between Deepwater Wind and National Grid is too expensive and should not be approved. Deepwater Wind is planning an eight-turbine project in Rhode Island state waters, near Block Island.  The company reached a power purchase agreement last month with National Grid — the utility agreed [...]

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Rhode Island Power Purchase Agreement Omits Submarine Cable Costs

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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A power purchase agreement reached early this month between Deepwater Wind and National Grid does not include the expense of a submarine transmission cable to the mainland and that construction could cost ratepayers an additional $50 million, according to a National Grid official. The agreement was a major step toward the development of an eight-turbine offshore [...]

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Rhode Island Project Gets Power Purchase Agreement

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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National Grid has agreed to buy electricity produced by an eight-turbine offshore wind project in Rhode Island state waters, Gov. Donald Carcieri announced yesterday. “This agreement marks a historic moment for the state of Rhode Island,” Deepwater Wind CEO William Moore said in a statement.  “Our agreement with National Grid is a critical next step in [...]

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Developers Say Two Projects On Track For 2012

Friday, December 4, 2009

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BOSTON — Offshore wind projects in New Jersey and Rhode Island are on track to be operational by 2012, developers said Thursday. The chief executives of Deepwater Wind LLC and Fishermen’s Energy made their predictions at the American Wind Energy Assocation’s offshore wind workshop.  Deepwater Wind is planning a wind farm near Block Island, RI, as [...]

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