FERC will hold two technical conferences this year: one to examine carbon pricing in wholesale markets, and another to consider transmission policies in relation to offshore wind.

More than 400 people tuned into the 166th New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable hosted online by Raab Associates.

Offshore wind advocates were encouraged by BOEM’s release of its supplemental environmental impact study (SEIS) on the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project.

ISO-NE presented the preliminary results of economic studies conducted for NESCOE and Anbaric.

A planned undersea transmission network interconnecting future offshore wind projects would save New England more than $1 billion, The Brattle Group said.

The COVID-19 pandemic might not have impacted Eversource’s first-quarter earnings, but it is affecting it as a utility and developer of offshore wind energy projects.

New England’s grid will see diminishing returns from the incremental addition of offshore wind as more megawatts are added, analysis from ISO-NE shows.

The nascent offshore wind industry is faring better than the rest of the energy sector in the face of COVID-19, with no delays attributable to the shutdown.

The New York Public Service Commission granted NYSERDA’s January petition to solicit up to 2,500 MW of offshore wind energy this year.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed landmark legislation committing the state to closing most of its coal-fired generation by 2024 and adopting a 100% clean energy standard.