Massachusetts Governor Approves 409MW of Wind Energy

On February 26, 2014, Massachusetts approved 12 long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for a total of 409 megawatts (MW) – enough to power 122,000 homes – from three projects located in Maine and New Hampshire. The contracts are between four Massachusetts utilities, Unititl, NSTAR Electric, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company, and three renewables…