Offshore wind in the U.S. has encountered an economic tsunami. Long-standing power purchase agreements (PPAs) going back years, the financial foundations for nascent wind projects, are cratering. A new U.S. government offshore wind site auction failed to attract substantial interest. On Monday (Oct. 2), Connecticut-based Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, announced it was … More U.S. Offshore Wind Faces Stormy Weather

“Rolling coal” by diesel trucks may cost online marketeer eBay $1.9 billion, according to a U.S. Justice Department filing last Wednesday (Sept. 27). The DOJ complaint in federal court in Brooklyn was based on information from the Environmental Protection Agency. The complaint included other eBay merchandise EPA targeted as illegal. According to DOJ, eBay sold … More ‘Rolling Coal’ Could Crush eBay

A group of Nantucket, Mass., opponents of an 800-MW offshore wind project – Vineyard Wind – have launched a last-ditch attempt to scuttle the $4 billion, 20 years in the planning, wind farm. The project is about 15 miles equidistant from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. It would be the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in … More Locals Launch Unlikely Vineyard Wind Challenge