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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Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (D.P.U. 23-42) docket to evaluate long-term clean energy procurements under Section 83C was opened May 31, 2023. 
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Documentation for Mass DPU 23-42 appears to be missing or difficult to find because the docket is locked in a cycle of continuous timeline extensions and ongoing non-disclosure negotiations. (At least 6 times since 2024) The docket appears to be a political embarrassment to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, DOER, and Mass DPU. 
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Because the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have not been finalized or executed by the utility companies and offshore wind developers, there are no final contracts to post. This has created a gap, leaving the public unable to view standard status updates or joint petitions on the Massachusetts DPU website. 
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The docket acts as a joint petition involving the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and major electric distribution companies, specifically Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil. 
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The Massachusetts Statehouse News reported Mass DPU 23-42 had been extended to January 29, 2027. The article offered no link and may have been word of mouth. 
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The Official Pleadings, Petitions, public hearing notices, and formal updates can not be tracked directly via the Massachusetts DPU Docket Fileroom under docket number 23-42
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The public can no longer find documentation at the central DPU Fileroom or on the Massachusetts Clean Energy 83C IV Document Page. 
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   Last update:    December 30, 2025


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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."

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