New York Selects Equinor to Develop 2.5 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Projects

New York Selects Equinor to Develop 2.5 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Projects

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded two offshore wind projects, totaling 2,490 megawatts to Norway’s Equinor ASA, in one of the single largest renewable energy procurements in the U.S. to date. The procurement would bring the state halfway toward the goal of achieving 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035…....

States Rethink Resource Adequacy Constructs

Policy Primer: States Rethink Resource Adequacy Constructs

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Several states are rethinking the resource adequacy paradigm as the electric resource mix changes through the addition of more intermittent resources to replace retiring coal-fired capacity and meet state decarbonization goals. Resource adequacy initiatives are intended to ensure that the planned resource mix is sufficient to meet the future system capacity needs and maintain grid reliability.