The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
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US to pay French company $1B to walk away from offshore wind leases
Trump administration will pay TotalEnergies $1 billion, essentially a refund of its leases for offshore wind projects off NC and NY coasts.
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CT needs to plan for its energy future, but the view is cloudy
From politics to policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT’s energy needs in the future.
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Trump administration halts CT offshore wind project
Revolution Wind has created about 1200 direct jobs in CT and Rhode Island and would generate power to the equivalent of about 350,000 homes.
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The future of New England’s electric grid can be described with one word: uncertainty
Even if in-the-works transmission projects get built, headwinds from the Trump administration could be strong enough to derail them entirely.
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CT opts out — for now — of offshore wind, raising concerns about motives
Gov. Ned Lamont says his caution with a new offshore wind commitment is its high cost, but some wonder if politics is at work, too.
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Plans for offshore wind power blow back into New England
The largest proposal received from a three-state solicitation came from Avangrid, which had pulled out of a CT project called Park City Wind.
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After a lackluster 2023, CT’s efforts on climate policy are still stalled
Even as extreme weather fueled by climate change pummeled Connecticut last year, all major climate legislation failed.
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With 3-state deal, Lamont doubles down on offshore wind
Despite recent industry setbacks, CT is joining Massachusetts and Rhode Island in jointly purchasing power to be generated by offshore wind.
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CT’s biggest offshore wind project nearly dead in the water
CT’s utilities and Park City Wind developer Avangrid ended an agreement, saying economic headwinds have made the project no longer viable.
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Is CT’s largest offshore wind project headed for the shoals?
The developer of Park City Wind may be trying to alter its contract with the state. And that’s not the only problem the project faces.
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Fishing industry feels stranded as offshore wind gathers momentum
Some ocean users have concerns about offshore steel turbines, especially commercial fishing, which is a multimillion-dollar industry in New England.
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Never let a good crisis go to waste
Experts say the pandemic gives Connecticut an opportunity to make big advances in clean energy — and reap the profits.
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Best of 2019: CT offshore wind may face some rough seas
Connecticut could be facing a couple of obstacles as it pursues offshore wind projects: one from the feds; another self-inflicted.
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New offshore wind award is largest renewable project ever for CT
With federal tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, the state has chosen Vineyard Wind to develop an 804-megawatt offshore wind project.