New York Begins Process for Second Offshore Wind Solicitation to Procure At Least 1,000 Megawatts

U.S. Energy Department Joins Historic Federal-State Partnership to Advance Offshore Wind Deployment

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The U.S. Energy Department on June 23 announced it will spearhead the development of an all-encompassing offshore wind supply chain action plan by participating in the Biden administration’s Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership. The landmark partnership is a forum between the White House National Climate Advisor, the Secretaries of the Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation,…...

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PJM Capacity Prices Drop by 32 Percent

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PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity auction for the 2023/2024 delivery year cleared at $34.13 per megawatt-day, which is nearly 32 percent lower compared to the 2021 auction, according to the grid operator’s June 21 news release. The auction procured adequate resources to meet energy needs in PJM’s service area, which covers all or part of the…

New Jersey Board Joins Prominent U.S. Offshore Wind Research Organization

U.S. Interior to Conduct Review of First Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Maryland

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The U.S. Department of the Interior on June 6, 2022 announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will perform an environmental assessment of the first proposed wind energy project offshore Maryland. Key parts of the proposal consist of construction and operation of an offshore wind project with a total capacity between 1.1 and 2…...

President Biden Commits U.S. to Achieve 50 Percent Emissions Reductions in 2030

U.S. Energy Department Examines Reforms to Loan Guarantee Program Rule

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The U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Program Office issued a request for information on June 1 to update and improve its Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program intended to support early commercial use of advanced technologies. The agency seeks feedback from various stakeholders including developers, investors, government agencies, academia, and impacted communities. The input will…...

New Jersey Board Joins Prominent U.S. Offshore Wind Research Organization

U.S. Interior Proposes to Offer Areas With 4.5 Gigawatts Potential in First Wind Auction Off California

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on May 31 proposed offshore wind lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore California. The initiative is in continuation of the agency’s previous 25 active leases in Atlantic Oceans which lie in the region of Massachusetts to North Carolina. This proposed lease sale offer is first of its…...

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Carolina Long Bay offshore Wind Auction Draws $315 Million in Winning Bids

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The U.S. Department of the Interior’s wind energy auction in the Carolina Long Bay area, the second major offshore wind lease sale this year, drew competitive winning bids from two companies totaling $315 million, according to a May 11 press release. The sale offered two lease areas covering 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay…...

EnerKnol Research PU Policy Primer Offshore Wind 2022 05 17 Blog preview

Policy Primer: Offshore Wind Industry May 2022 Update

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The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for continued progress as evident from the recent record-setting New York Bight wind auction, the first to be held under the Biden administration.