In October 2023, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on employing a coordinated selection of offshore wind projects through each of their respective offshore wind energy generation solicitations – the first time neighbouring US states teamed up to procure offshore wind capacity.
Massachusetts launched its fourth and largest offshore wind solicitation to date on 30 August 2023, seeking 3.6 GW of new generation capacity, and Rhode Island and Connecticut opened their offshore wind solicitations in October 2023 for 1.2 GW and 2 GW of offshore wind, respectively.
“DEEP will continue to work with state and regional partners, such as the Connecticut Wind Collaborative, to bring offshore wind and other resources online affordably, including through future competitive solicitations, to achieve a reliable clean energy supply for the state and region,” the department added.
“We look forward to partnering with the other New England states on a new regional transmission procurement in 2025 to advance transmission projects that provide significant regional reliability and affordability benefits.”
The Revolution Wind, which Connecticut has co-invested in with Rhode Island, is under construction and will soon deliver renewable energy to IS-New England, said DEEP.
Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind project will comprise 65 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines and, once operational, will deliver 400 MW of offshore wind capacity to Rhode Island and 304 MW to Connecticut, powering more than 350,000 homes across the two states.
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