Offshore Wind Wire

ANALYSIS: Great Lakes Offshore Wind Projects Move At Different Speeds

By Todd Griset Winds are shifting over the Great Lakes, with offshore wind development in Ohio’s lake waters moving forward while projects in New York languish. The United States Department of Energy has identified 742.5 gigawatts of potential developable capacity in the lakes. However, differences in state and local regulatory environments and in development structures may lead [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: New York Power Authority Chairman Doubts Offshore Wind Plans

New York Power Authority board chairman Michael Townsend publicly questioned the viability of the agency’s plan to develop offshore wind on the Great Lakes, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported yesterday. “From my perspective, I don’t think that project is very viable at this time, politically or economically,” Townsend said. The NYPA, an independent state [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Great Lakes Wind Farm Decision Delayed, Possibly Until Summer

The New York Power Authority might not make a decision on the construction of a offshore wind farm in Lake Erie or Lake Ontario until the summer, Buffalo public radio station WNED reported yesterday. The agency is choosing between five proposals and was previously scheduled to choose a winner by the end of March. “We are [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: NYPA Will Choose Great Lakes Developer By April

The New York Power Authority is on schedule to choose an offshore wind developer for a project in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie by March 31, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported yesterday. The NYPA, which is a governmental agency, sought offshore wind developers in 2009 and received five proposals in June, 2010. The Democrat and Chronicle [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Senate Committee Approves Offshore Wind Funds for Maine

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $10 million to support the University of Maine’s burgeoning offshore wind program, Mainebiz reported on Friday. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a champion of the state’s offshore wind industry, announced last Thursday that the committee had approved her request.  The House has not yet included the funding in its version of the [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: EPA Delegates Delaware Wind Farm Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency has delegated emissions control for the planned NRG/Bluewater Wind project to state regulators, WGMD News in Delware reported yesterday.  The emissions control relates primarily to construction activities. “The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control was granted delegating authority this week by the Environmental Protection Agency through a statute of the federal [...]

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