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April 18, 2018 | Industry Updates

Cape Cod Chamber Supports Competitive Offsore Wind

Cape Cod Times: “Cape Cod Chamber Supporting Competitive Offshore Wind Development” April 18, 2018 –  CENTERVILLE – The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce is supporting the concept of offshore wind off Martha’s Vineyard. In 2016, the Legislature passed An Act to Promote Energy Diversity which requires electric distribution companies to procure 1,600 megawatts of clean,… More

March 7, 2018 | Federal Activities

MA & Offshore Wind

WBUR: “Massachusetts Could Win Big In Offshore Wind Energy” March 05, 2018, Frederick Hewett – When the Massachusetts Legislature committed to building the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the Americas 18 months ago, the state became the front-runner in a race to foster an industry with potential for dynamic growth. Now, as more states join… More

August 10, 2016 | Industry Updates

Cape Cod Times: Editorial: Toward More Wind, Hydro

New state law points to a more rational energy mix The state’s new energy legislation, passed in the frantic final hours of the session on July 31, represents a compromise between those who pushed for more wind and hydro power and those who wanted to do it in a more incremental way to avoid moderate… More

August 5, 2016 | Industry Updates, State Developments

Vineyard Gazette: State Energy Bill Seen as Boost for Offshore Power, Setback for Cape Wind

By Alex Elvin A landmark energy bill that passed in the final hours of the legislative session on Sunday opens the door to offshore wind energy developers, but prevents the embattled Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound from competing for state-required energy contracts. The bill requires utility companies in the state to buy up to… More

August 3, 2016 | Industry Updates, State Developments

Boston Globe: Was this Beacon Hill’s final blow to Jim Gordon?

Jon Chesto Is Jim Gordon the most unlucky guy on Beacon Hill? Or just the most unloved? It’s a question Gordon must be asking himself after the dust settled on the pell-mell that capped this year’s formal legislative sessions. The Energy Management Inc. president watched what was likely the last best shot for his pet… More

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