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Vineyard Wind vs. GE Vernova: Massachusetts Electric Rates

Governor Maura Healey announced the activation of the Vineyard Wind 20-year power purchase agreements on April 27, 2026, and celebrated full construction and completion on June 24, 2026. 

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Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Skoust Møller admitted in…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on September 14, 2026 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Massachusetts Offshore Wind High Electric Bills

Docket D.P.U. 23-42 is an official regulatory file managed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). It governs contract negotiations and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the 83C Round 4 offshore wind energy procurement, which heavily involves the SouthCoast Wind project. 
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Added by Frank Haggerty on September 12, 2026 at 9:54am — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreements Off To 2027

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Added by Frank Haggerty on August 31, 2026 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Delayed To 2028

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities 23-42 docket is the official regulatory vehicle overseeing the Section 83C Round IV offshore wind procurement process. As of December 30, 2025, there are no updates on the original docket from Mass DPU. 
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The initial bid was opened on May 31, 2023,…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on August 27, 2026 at 12:02pm — No Comments

Individual Offshore Wind Power Production

ISO New England operates the power grid for six states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It manages the region's wholesale electricity market and directs power flow from its headquarters in Holyoke, Massachusetts, aka the Grid…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on August 10, 2026 at 8:41am — 1 Comment

Massachusetts Officials Knew Offshore Wind Would Double Electric Rates

First, the land-based wind fiasco;  

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In January 2009, Massachusetts set a clean energy goal to install 2,000 megawatts of land-based wind power capacity…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on August 8, 2026 at 10:41am — 2 Comments

Vineyard Wind Q2 Power Sales Check The Math

The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project can produce about 1,728,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity in 90 days if it runs at full power 24/7. Enough to power 400,000 homes. 

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Added by Frank Haggerty on August 5, 2026 at 8:05am — 2 Comments

Massachusetts DPU 23-42 Offshore Wind Solicitation

The Massachusetts DPU 23-42 docket handles the massive 83C IV Offshore Wind Solicitation.

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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 30, 2026 at 8:55am — No Comments

Offshore Wind is home to crabs as whale deaths continue

Between mid-June and mid-July 2026, one confirmed dead whale washed ashore near Boston.  ( Winthrop) 

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Crabs readily eat dead whales. They act as vital scavengers on the seafloor and along coastlines, stripping whale carcasses of flesh and breaking them down…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 19, 2026 at 7:00am — No Comments

Massachusetts Pivots On Offshore Wind

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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 11, 2026 at 9:47am — 1 Comment

Massachusetts Offshore Wind 3 Year Delay

 

83 C Mass DPU 23-42 Offshore Wind 

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The Massachusetts 83C procurement for offshore wind energy was docketed as D.P.U. 23-42 by the Massachusetts Department of Public…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 9, 2026 at 9:06am — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Cable Botch

Massachusetts 5 State Plan Calls For Going Back To The 2019 Proposal 

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The Massachusetts offshore wind industry has faced a series of "screw-ups" and multiple severe setbacks, ranging from political interference, lease cancellations, and failed power purchase agreements to catastrophic mechanical failures (the Vineyard Wind blade…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 6, 2026 at 10:19am — No Comments

Massachusetts Wind Contracts Due June 30, 2026

June 30, 2026, is the deadline that represents the multiple delayed target dates for finalizing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on June 19, 2026 at 10:34am — 1 Comment

Massachusetts Offshore Wind: 4th Procurement June 30, 2026

Picture: A major GE Vernova blade failure occurred at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm, located southwest of Nantucket, on July 13, 2024

June 30, 2026, is the revised target deadline for Massachusetts and developers to finalize power offtake contracts for the state’s fourth major offshore wind procurement.…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on June 12, 2026 at 8:30am — No Comments

SouthCoast Wind Rhode Island Permit June 9, 2026, Notification

Tuesday, June 9, 2026; 6:00 p.m.

Administration Building, Conference Room A, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

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Abutter notifications: Portsmouth, Rhode Island…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on June 7, 2026 at 10:34am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Torsion Sensor Problems

Vineyard Wind 1 is an 804 megawatt "nameplate" offshore wind facility located 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard,…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 20, 2026 at 7:19am — 1 Comment

Vineyard Wind Blade Failure Raises Questions About What Was Tested

Vineyard Wind Blade Failure Raises Questions About What Was…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 17, 2026 at 9:07am — 3 Comments

Massachusetts Future Offshore Wind Electric Rates

Vineyard Wind vs. GE Vernova        "No disposition" as of 5/16/2026 
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Suflok Superior Civil Court   2684CV01041 

The four-billion-dollar non-corporate "partnership" between developer Vineyard Wind and turbine manufacturer GE…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 16, 2026 at 9:17am — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Can Not Power 400,000 Homes 24/7

News media report that Vineyard Wind will generate 800 megawatts of energy, enough to power 400,000 homes

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In a Boston Suffolk Superior Civil Court case 2684CV01041 Vineyard Wind 1 LLC vs. GE Renewables US LLC, a document was filed on May 11, 2026.

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In item # 6, it states, "With respect to production output, I understand that nameplate capacity and actual production are…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 13, 2026 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Vineyard Wind Only Producing 300 Megawatts

Vineyard Wind 1 was designed to generate 806 megawatts (MW) of electricity from 62 turbines, enough to power over 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.
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In a Suffolk Superior Civil Court filing, May 7, 2026, Case # 2684CV01041 Vineyard Wind 1 vs…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on May 8, 2026 at 4:23pm — 3 Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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