Connecting Offshore Wind to the Grid: Regional Transmission Planning, Interconnection, and What it Means for Communities

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Jun 19, 2026 | Offshore Wind, On the Line, Transmission

Offshore wind development along the south coast and Cape Cod region is advancing against the backdrop of an aging transmission system, growing electricity demand, and interconnection queues that have become a primary constraint on project delivery. The decisions being...

Statement on Massachusetts – Nova Scotia Offshore Wind Agreement

by Julie Smith-Galvin | Feb 4, 2026 | Massachusetts, Offshore Wind

Today’s Massachusetts–Nova Scotia offshore wind agreement reflects a shared understanding that offshore wind can strengthen energy security and grid reliability while lowering energy costs—if we plan and build it together. Coordinated transmission planning will be...

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...