Massachusetts Utilities Request DPU Approval for Mayflower, Commonwealth Wind Contracts

Eversource, Nationwide Grid, and Unitil have executed two long-term contracts with Mayflower Wind and Commonwealth Wind for his or her 405 MW and 1,200 MW tasks, respectively, and have now submitted the agreements to the Massachusetts Division of Public Utilities (DPU) for evaluate and approval.

The contracts with the Electrical Distribution Firms (ECDs) had been executed this April after Massachusetts chosen the Commonwealth Wind venture, owned by Avangrid Renewables (Iberdrola’s US renewables firm), and the Mayflower Wind venture, owned by Shell and Ocean Winds, within the state’s 83C III offshore wind vitality procurement in December 2021

This was the third Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind vitality tasks in Massachusetts and the most important thus far when it comes to awarded capability. The primary two rounds noticed offshore wind capability awarded to the identical builders: the 800 MW Winery Wind 1 and the 804 MW Mayflower Wind tasks.

Winery Wind 1, which is presently beneath building, is the primary business scale offshore wind farm within the US to get federal approval.

Final yr, Massachusetts Authorities introduced that it’ll procure a further 2,400 MW of offshore wind vitality by 2027, including to the state’s earlier solicitation that secured 1,600 MW of offshore wind capability on account of An Act Relative to Vitality Range, signed by Governor Baker in 2016.

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