New England states tout ‘historic’ offshore wind plans

Published September 8, 2024 1:06pm ET



(The Center Square) — Two New England states are going all-in on wind power by pursuing what is being described as the “largest” offshore procurement in the region.

On Friday, Massachusetts and Rhode Island jointly announced that they plan to procure a total of 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power spread across all three projects that submitted bids earlier this year, which, when completed, will be capable of providing enough electricity to power more than 1.4 million homes.

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