BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–The state announced the slate of projects that will make up its next move towards offshore wind power, but Massachusetts is not going as big as it could have and what was being touted as a tri-state partnership to make big advancements towards a regional run on cleaner power appears to have largely fizzled.
Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Friday that Massachusetts selected 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power spread across all three projects that made bids earlier this year, out of a maximum 3,600 MW sought by the state. Rhode Island simultaneously selected 200 MW from one of the projects, resulting in 2,878 MW total selected out of what was envisioned as up to 6,000 MW split between three states.
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Connecticut, which was originally part of a Southern New England partnership that wind advocates have called for, did not select a project on its own or in partnership with another state Friday. Officials there said they may choose to buy offshore wind power at a later date.