Celina Cunningham with the Governor’s Energy Office says it would be difficult for Maine to meet its statutory goal of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

Cape and Vineyard Electric Coop. has saved its 25 municipal members roughly $16.9 million in energy costs.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this month issued a draft environmental assessment that evaluates potential impacts of offshore wind leases and related work before construction within nearly 800,000-acres of the New York Bight.

The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute will receive $6 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to research wave energy conversion technology.

Calpine says it is concerned about climate change. But that doesn’t mean it will quit natural gas-fired power generation any time soon. In its first-ever sustainability report, the privately held independent power producer — the biggest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal in the U.S. — rejects the notion that falling prices for …

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Federal regulators recommended the 132-MW South Fork offshore wind protect fishery habitat by reducing the number of planned turbine locations.

Climate activists mobilized in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest fossil-fuel infrastructure development in environmental justice communities.

New Jersey is moving toward building a wind port that will serve as a construction and operational hub for offshore projects along the Mid-Atlantic coast.

New York approved a three-year rate plan for National Grid’s downstate gas companies with provisions for electrification to reduce natural gas demand.

NYSERDA shared initial findings on Tuesday for its Great Lakes wind power feasibility study, which will be completed later this year or early next year.