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Mass. officials announce selection of three offshore wind projects, highlight jobs and port investments
Summary
State leaders announced Massachusetts has selected South Coast Wind, New England Wind 1 and Vineyard Wind 2 in a coordinated New England procurement, promising jobs, investments in New Bedford and Salem ports and noting that final contract prices will be disclosed when utilities file with the Department of Public Utilities.
BOSTON — The governor, joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper and DOER Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney, announced that Massachusetts has selected three offshore wind projects in a coordinated New England procurement and called the move a major step toward energy stability and a cleaner economy.
"We need more power," the governor said, framing the selection as a choice between continued fossil-fuel reliance and building a renewable-energy future. He described the procurement as the state's largest offshore-wind selection to date and said it will deliver new clean energy to Massachusetts homes and businesses while creating thousands of good, union jobs.
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll said the projects will help revitalize historic seaports such as New Bedford and Salem and create local training and job pathways. "These seaports are being reborn and revitalized now as hubs in the clean energy…
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