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MORNING ROUNDUP: New Maine Governor Worries Offshore Wind Developers
Offshore wind development companies are nervous about investing in projects near Maine because of critical statements from energy advisers to Gov. Paul LePage, the Portland Press-Herald reported today. Last month, two energy advisors to LePage questioned the technical feasibility of the state’s offshore wind plan and projected that the electricity would [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Virginia Activists Call On Dominion To Support Offshore Wind
Monday, June 6, 2011
During a conference held Saturday in Richmond, environmental activists and green business advocates called on Dominion Power and Virginia politicians to support offshore wind development. Specifically, the group lobbied Dominion to include offshore wind in its 2011 Integrated Resources Plan, a document that articulates generation options for the next decade. “In a stalled economy, few industries have [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: Maine’s Changing Winds
Thursday, June 2, 2011
By Todd Griset Achieving long-term objectives requires stable, consistent policies. Planning for the future –whether five years out or multiple generations down the road — is a challenge for policymakers. Policies should evolve in response to new technologies and information about their impacts, but snap shifts in direction chill economic growth and development. State policies promoting offshore [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Maine Governor Questions Offshore Wind Push
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The administration of Maine Gov. Paul LePage is questioning state support for a $20 billion offshore wind project planned for the Gulf of Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported yesterday. LePage’s energy advisers are reportedly skeptical that offshore wind development would reduce the state’s dependence on foreign oil by generating electricity for electric cars and heaters. Ken Fletcher, director of [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Bluewater Says Lack Of Congressional Support Slows Project
Thursday, May 26, 2011
NRG Bluewater Wind announced that it is slowing construction of its Delaware offshore wind farm because of a lack of support in the current Congress for renewable energy development, the Wilmington News-Journal reported. The company is particularly concerned over Congress’ decision in April to cut funding for renewable energy loan guarantee programs. These and other congressional actions [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: New York Power Authority Chairman Doubts Offshore Wind Plans
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Lawmakers, Advocates Expect Action On MD Offshore Wind Bill In 2012
Friday, April 22, 2011
Maryland lawmakers, state officials and environmental advocates expect the legislature to take action on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s ambitious offshore wind bill in the 2012 session, SolveClimate News reported. O’Malley aggressively pushed the plan — which would require utilities to sign long term contracts with offshore wind projects — but the bill never made it out of [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: North Carolina Bill Supports Offshore Wind
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A North Carolina state senator proposed a bill Tuesday that would require utilities to sign long term power purchase agreements for 2,500 megawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2017, the Charlotte Business Journal reported. Republican State Sen. Fletcher Hartsell introduced the Offshore Wind Jobs and Economic Development Act just ahead of a deadline for bills [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Feds Award NRG Bluewater Wind Right To Negotiate Delaware Lease
Friday, March 25, 2011
NRG Bluewater Wind has won the exclusive right to negotiate an offshore wind lease for federal waters near Delaware, the Wilmington News-Journal reported today. The decision — actually a determination of no competitive interest by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — was the first leasing decision made under the much-touted Smart [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Fishermen Want More Consultation on Offshore Wind
Monday, March 7, 2011
Fishing industry officials said Friday that they need a stronger voice in the federal ocean planning, including the development of offshore wind turbines, the Bangor Daily News reported. Speaking at the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum, industry officials said the national ocean policy created last year by the Obama Administration does not provide fishermen with sufficient representation. [...]
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