An Environmental Business Council of New England conference on offshore wind came after BOEM announced when it plans to rule on the Vineyard Wind permit.

Federal and state officials joined offshore wind developers in Boston to give the Environmental Business Council of New England an update on the industry.

New chief utility regulators shared their visions of grid modernization and resource adequacy at 163rd New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.

New England renewable energy advocates are skeptical of federal officials’ claims to be acting in the public interest by delaying the Vineyard Wind project.

State and regional officials updated the Environmental Business Council of New England on the rapid progress of renewable energy development.

At the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s 2019 International Partnering Forum, the talk was about jobs and contracts the industry would bring to states.

The offshore wind industry is poised for growth in the Northeast with expanding solicitations, falling prices and competitive auctions for new sites.

Offshore wind in the U.S. hit a new milestone when the eighth BOEM lease auction brought in $405 million for three sites off the Massachusetts coast.

Competition among states to set the highest offshore wind energy targets and to secure supply chain jobs is gradually giving way to a regional cooperation.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced two new proposed offshore wind leases for Massachusetts, while BOEM issued a call for commercial interest in the New York Bight.