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The wind isn’t blowing, but does Texas care? Why electricity prices are staying stable

Despite a poor month for wind generation, ERCOT is managing to keep electricity prices in check thanks to its increasingly diverse fuel mix.

‘First-of-its-kind’ parametric insurance launched for Maine wind project

The wind proxy hedge paired with the kWh Analytics Indifference Structure is meant to address the volatility of wind power by adding investment-grade cash flow above the P99 wind speed.

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

Community Offshore Wind has submitted a bid to build a wind farm off the state’s southern coast generating 1.3 GW of electricity.

BOEM issues its final approval for two New England offshore wind projects

New England Wind 1 and 2, located about 20 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, will have a combined total capacity of up to 2,600 MW.

Pattern Energy inks longterm PPA for Broughton Wind Project in Québec

The largest wind operator in Canada will double its capacity in Québec once the Broughton Wind project comes online in 2029.

Equinor breaks ground on marine terminal key to supporting offshore Empire Wind 1

Once completed, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind hubs in the United States.

Interior makes moves to advance Maryland’s offshore wind development

A memorandum of understanding between BOEM and Maryland will continue ongoing efforts to explore and identify potential areas for offshore wind leasing….

“This is not over”: Idaho legislators rebuke BLM’s revised Lava Ridge Wind project

Idaho elected officials will continue to fight the development of Lava Ridge Wind, a proposed generation project northeast of Twin Falls….

Avangrid partners with startup for wind turbine recycling process

Avangrid recently donated 300 pounds of decommissioned wind turbine blades to WindLoop to test recycling processes….

Avangrid, CPS Energy expand power purchase agreement for Texas wind farm

The agreement provides CPS Energy with a 161-MW portion of Avangrid’s Peñascal I wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas south of Baffin Bay….

Maine’s lease approved for floating offshore wind site

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in t…

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window wil…

DOE-funded wind testing center upgraded to accommodate longer turbine blades

When WTTC opened in 2011, it tested land-based wind turbine blades that typically spanned around 50 meters (164 feet). Today, the WTTC is testing both land-base…

Not dead yet: proposed $1.7B wind farm gets CPR from Washington Governor

Governor Inslee rejected a recommendation that would have cut plans for Horse Heaven- a $1.7B proposed wind farm- in half. …

First monopile foundation installed at Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy says the 2.6 GW project is still on schedule to be completed in late 2026, as a federal ruling looms….