BOEM-2020-0005 – Vineyard Wind 1, Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Program Manager Office of Renewable Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road (VAM-OREP) Sterling, Virginia 20166 RENEW Northeast, Inc. (RENEW) (1) submits these comments on the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Supplement to the Draft...
Letter to the Editor: Supporting Offshore Wind
Letter to the Editor: New Haven Register After nearly a decade of public input, studies and review, we are on the brink of realizing the vast economic and environmental benefits of offshore wind off the coast of New England. The federal agency responsible for the...
Federal Public Hearings Conclude with Overwhelming Support for Offshore Wind
Over 85% of participants, representing diverse interests, speak in favor of offshore wind.For Immediate ReleaseMadison, Connecticut. July 22, 2020.RENEW Northeast (RENEW), a leading regional renewable organization governed by both environmental and industry interests...
Federal Public Engagement Process Reveals Broad Public Support for Vineyard Wind and Offshore Wind Power Development
Business, Academia and Environmental Leaders Urged to Take Part in BOEM’s Public Comment Period to Express SupportFor Immediate Release Madison, Connecticut. July 8, 2020. - RENEW Northeast, a leading regional renewable organization...
BOEM Testimony – Francis Pullaro
My name is Francis Pullaro and I am the Executive Director of RENEW Northeast or RENEW. RENEW is a non-profit association uniting environmental advocates and the renewable energy industry whose mission involves coordinating the ideas and resources of its members with...
Offshore Wind Law Change Could Promote More Local Economic Development
RENEW supports the Massachusetts legislature taking action in the current budget debate to eliminate the requirement in Section 83C of the Energy Diversity Act that the price in subsequent procurements of offshore wind be lower than the cost of offshore wind...
Renewable Energy Developers Place Massive $400 Million Down Payment on Offshore Wind for New England
RENEW Northeast congratulates the renewable energy companies that today secured leases from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for development of offshore wind generation off southern New England. The three leases are for 390,000 acres of ocean surface that...
RENEW Comments on the Second Maine Resource Integration Study
At the ISO New England Planning Advisory Committee on September 27, 2018, RENEW Northeast will be providing feedback to ISO New England on the Second Maine Resource Integration Study that is based on RENEW's written comments.
RENEW Testifies at Connecticut Legislature for Changing Law Harmful to Utility-Scale Solar
RENEW Northeast submitted testimony to the Connecticut legislature's environmental committee in favor of amending a law passed last year that is having a chilling effect on developers seeking new sites for utility-scale solar projects in Connecticut. Under the law,...
Massachusetts Affirms Mistake to Make Ratepayers Subsidize Foreign Power Plants
Misses Opportunity to Invest in New, Clean Energy - RENEW is disappointed today that Massachusetts chose to affirm its decision to sign a long-term contract for existing provincially owned power in Quebec. The failure of Northern Pass provided a chance to revisit that...
Massachusetts Senate Bill to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Lead to the Development of Affordable, Renewable Energy and Add Jobs to the Clean Economy
RENEW Northeast praises Chairman Pacheco, Vice-Chairman Eldridge and the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change for releasing today visionary legislation to advance a significant deployment of new renewable energy sources. The bill’s...
New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee Prudently Rejects Northern Pass, Breathes New Life into Renewable Energy Proposals for New England
RENEW Northeast commends today’s decision of the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee to deny the application of the Northern Pass transmission line. This project and the associated energy from Hydro-Quebec, as the winning bidders out of last week’s Massachusetts...