Offshore wind farms to go up 3 months early
From SouthCoastToday.com
NEW BEDFORD — Massachusetts’ first offshore wind contract should be finalized in July of 2018, three months earlier than originally planned.
Three electricity companies issued their final request for proposals Thursday in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. The RFP sets a shorter timeline and calls for proposals of 400 megawatts of energy generation. It also allows bidders to submit supplementary proposals of 200 to 800 megawatts.
The timeline is good news for developers, because it lets them start work during the 2018 construction season.
“We were pushing for that,” said Erich Stephens, chief executive officer of Vineyard Wind, one of three potential bidders. “We really want to get to work as soon as we can.”