Alberta has become a strongly wind-hinging market. With 2,269 MW of installed capacity, momentary capacity factors that have reached 96%, and Alberta load ranging from approximately 7,600 MW to 11,700 MW, wind power can at times provide for a significant portion of Alberta internal load.
Read Full ReportBOEM’s New York Bight lease auction was a huge success, but with such success comes challenges. First, let’s celebrate the success. An industry that until recently was frequently referred to as “nascent” in the US, was able to attract $4.4 billion for the right to develop six offshore wind (OSW) projects.
Read Full ReportCalifornia ISO (CAISO) just released its Draft 2021-2022 Transmission Plan, which included an offshore wind (OSW) sensitivity that included the following resources: Humboldt Bay (1,607 MW), Diablo Canyon (4,419 MW) and Morro Bay (2,324 MW).
Read Full ReportThe Baker Administration is proposing to remove the price cap from Massachusetts offshore wind (OSW) procurements.
Read Full ReportWith the opening of a new year, outlined below are some thoughts regarding the major events anticipated in the US offshore wind sector in 2022.
Read Full ReportMarine Renewables Canada (MRC) has just issued its December 2021 US Offshore Wind Navigator, a monthly bulletin that summarizes the critical developments in the US OSW sector and highlights opportunities for prospective supply chain participants in this emerging hundred-billion-dollar industry.
Read Full ReportThe 2021 Annual Planning Outlook (APO) is the third annual outlook published by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for the Ontario power system. The APO informs stakeholders of system needs and the 2021 APO covers the period from 2023 to 2042.
Read Full ReportOn November 29th the Maine PUC issued an RFP to support the development of renewable generation in Northern Maine and high voltage transmission that is needed to connect Northern Maine to the ISO-NE grid. Northern Maine isn’t directly connected to the ISO-NE grid and its electricity system (peak load of about 140 MW) is administered separately.
Read Full ReportMassachusetts is having a policy debate on the appropriate evaluation criteria for offshore wind (OSW) competitive procurements. Specifically, should the state depart from past policy of focusing primarily on the price of the OSW energy and give more weight to economic development benefits, which are typically in the form of commitments from OSW component suppliers to site their operations locally.
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