Massachusetts Pivots On Offshore Wind

Mass DPU 23-42 refers to a regulatory case docket by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU)
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The process creates a PPA, Power Purchase Agreement. In Massachusetts, it is a long-term (typically  20 years) financial contract between an offshore wind developer and state-regulated electric utilities. Specifically, it addresses the Joint Petition for approval of the timetable and method for solicitation of long-term contracts for offshore wind energy generation. The contract negotiations began in May of 2023. 
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The timeline for offshore wind in Massachusetts is best described as an embarrassing multi-year slog. What was intended to be a swift transition to renewable energy has been plagued by at least six setbacks. 
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Massachusetts has been shutting down fossil fuel plants and blocking the use of natural gas pipelines, favouring offshore wind, which keeps electricity rates among the highest in the country.
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Because DPU 23-42 involves complex negotiations and ratepayer costs, the proceeding includes numerous public hearings, revisions, and filings. 

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The public can no longer track the exact status of the docket, view joint petitions, and read stakeholder comments directly through the Massachusetts DPU Fileroom by searching for the docket. 
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Additionally, the public cannot track the administrative timeline, procedural orders, or the list of company-specific utility representatives or updates via the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center 83C Document Portal.
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The utilities involved alongside the state's Department of Energy Resources (DOER) include:
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Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil), 
Massachusetts Electric Company  
Nantucket Electric Company ( National Grid) 
NSTAR Electric Company (Eversource) 
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The offshore wind contract process has been stuck in a state of suspended animation, taking years to resolve, as electric rates become the equivalent of a second mortgage on electric ratepayers. 

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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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