Resource Summarizes Massachusetts’ New Permitting Regulations

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Dec 12, 2025 | Energy Storage, General Renewables, Offshore Wind, Transmission

Massachusetts is updating clean energy permitting to make it faster, simpler, and fairer. Under current rules, approvals can be slow and inconsistent, holding up clean energy projects. Communities should be aware of two new regulations: 225 CMR 29.00 – for small,...

Offshore Wind Could Have Saved New England Ratepayers $400 Million Last Winter, New Study Finds

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Aug 27, 2025 | Affordability, News, Offshore Wind

A study by Daymark Energy Advisors illustrates that if 3,500 megawatts (MW) of contracted offshore wind had been operational during the winter of 2024/25, New England ratepayers could have saved $400 million while also significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions....

RENEW Northeast Joins with Connecticut Governor Lamont and Rhode Island Governor McKee in Standing for Affordable Offshore Wind Energy

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Aug 25, 2025 | Connecticut, News, Offshore Wind, Rhode Island

Federal Order Stopping Construction of Nearly Completed Revolution Wind Project Will Harm Consumers and Place Energy Jobs at Risk RENEW offers its deep appreciation to Governors Lamont and McKee for holding events today with labor showing how the U.S. Department of...

RENEW Northeast Testifies in Opposition to Legislation That Could Slow Massachusetts Clean Energy Progress

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Jul 29, 2025 | Hydro, Massachusetts, News, Offshore Wind

RENEW Northeast provided testimony before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy regarding several proposed bills — H.3479, H.3585, H.3579, S.2237, S.2279, and S.2304 — that, if enacted, could delay critical clean energy projects...

Testimony in support of allocating $100 million of ARPA funds to facilitate economic development activity for the offshore wind industry through port development

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Jul 20, 2021 | Massachusetts, News, Offshore Wind

Testimony of Francis Pullaro, Executive Director, RENEW Northeast Chairmen Michlewitz, Rodrigues, and Hunt and Members of the Committees, My name is Francis Pullaro. I am the Executive Director of RENEW Northeast, which is a non-profit association uniting the...

RENEW Northeast Statement on US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Record of Decision for Vineyard Wind

by Julie Smith-Galvin | May 11, 2021 | Federal, Massachusetts, News, Offshore Wind

“Today’s Record of Decision by BOEM comes with a feeling of elation for citizens, companies, environmentalists, and communities invested in a sustainable future for Massachusetts and for the nation,” said Francis Pullaro, Executive Director of RENEW Northeast, a...