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New York Power Authority Ends Great Lakes Wind Project
By Peter Brennan The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees voted today to end an effort to develop an offshore wind project on the Great Lakes. The NYPA announced that it would end its competitive solicitation process for the proposed wind farm without choosing a developer. The Trustees cited the higher than average cost of [...]
Continue reading...New York Offshore Wind Collaborative Files Lease Application, Will Seek Developer
Thursday, September 15, 2011
By Peter Brennan The Long Island–New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative filed an offshore wind lease application today with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and announced that they would competitively seek a developer. The collaborative — which consists of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, the Long Island Power Authority, [...]
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...ANALYSIS: Great Lakes Offshore Wind Plans Face Delay, Moratorium, Proposed Ban
Thursday, April 21, 2011
By Todd Griset The past week has dealt setbacks to plans to develop offshore wind energy resources in the Great Lakes. While the winds over the Great Lakes hold great potential to provide usable power, state and provincial programs around the lakes are running into delays and snags. Two years ago, on Earth Day [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: NYPA, Cleveland Projects Only Great Lakes Wind Making Progress
Monday, April 18, 2011
The only two Great Lakes offshore wind projects moving forward are being developed near Cleveland and in New York by the New York Power Authority, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported today. Speaking at a recent offshore wind conference in Rochester, Terry Yonker — a Niagara County marine avian consultant and co-chair of the Great [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Great Lakes Wind Farm Decision Delayed, Possibly Until Summer
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: NYPA’s Great Lakes Offshore Wind Decision Will Provide Answers
Thursday, March 24, 2011
By Todd Griset Despite Ontario’s decision to pull the plug on its offshore wind program last month, offshore wind development on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes may be about to move forward. The results of a New York RFP for offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes may be announced in [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: MD Governor Plans Financial Incentives For Offshore Wind Manufacturers
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed a $50 million financial incentives package for offshore wind manufacturers, the Washington Post reported today. The proposal was scheduled for a hearing today at the state’s House of Delegates. In a separate hearing yesterday on O’Malley’s proposal to require utilities to buy electricity from offshore wind projects, a senior aide to [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: NYPA Chief Says Great Lakes Wind Will Happen
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The president of the New York Power Authority said Monday that offshore wind will be built on the Great Lakes and the only open question is the location, according to the the Web site of Rochester television station WHEC. “I don’t think it’s a question of whether or not wind mills are going to [...]
Continue reading...MORNING ROUNDUP: Maryland Narrows Area for Offshore Wind Farm
Monday, September 27, 2010
Maryland officials have narrowed the potential development area for an offshore wind farm and are planning to site the turbines at least 10 miles from the Ocean City coastline, Delmarva Media Group reported on Saturday. The planning is centered around a 200-turbine proposal from Bluewater Wind, according to the report. Officials cautioned, however, that there is [...]
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