Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Michigan County Rejects Offshore Wind Interest

Commissioners in Oceana County, Michigan, decided yesterday to effectively block a wind project off their shores in Lake Michigan, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. County commissioners voted 4-2 not to move forward with studies on a 500 megawatt offshore wind farm proposed by Scandia Wind.  Scandia had asked local counties to decide if the visual presence of [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: MA and RI Sign Offshore Wind Pact

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to coordinate their offshore wind planning and development in federal waters, the Boston Globe reported on it’s Web site. The agreement covers a “400-square mile ‘area of mutual interest’ twelve miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard and extending 20 miles [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: NY and Michigan Seek Community Acceptance for Offshore Wind

Energy officials in New  York and Michigan have been reaching out to the communities that would live near proposed offshore wind developments on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces are pushing offshore wind development on the Great Lakes, according to several reports.  The Niagara Gazette reported that local and state officials met last [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Virginia Wants Offshore Testing Site

Virginia state officials campaigned last week for a federal offshore wind demonstration facility that could be worth as much as $80 million, Bloomberg Businessweek reported. Offshore wind turbines would undergo operational testing at the facility, according to the report.  Virginia officials have proposed a site in the Hampton Roads region. “In its filing with the Energy Department, Gov. Bob [...]

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Michigan Advisory Group Proposes Offshore Wind Legislation

By David McGlinchey A Michigan panel proposed offshore wind legislation this week to Gov. Jennfier Granholm and the state legislature, potentially delivering some clarity to the industry as it explores wind energy potential on the Great Lakes. The draft legislation includes live auctions to award offshore wind leases and a framework that allows state officials or developers [...]

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