Legislators pass bill to expand R.I.’s offshore wind procurement

Claudia Chiappa

06/24/2022

POWERING UP: Regional officials are prepping the pipeline of workers who are expected to be needed to install and maintain wind turbines like those off Block Island in the coming years. / COURTESY ORSTED  U.S. OFFSHORE WIND — Rhode Island General Assembly passed a legislation to expand its offshore wind procurement efforts. / COURTESY ORSTED  U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is expanding its commitment to renewable energy thanks to legislation passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, which requires the state’s primary utility company to procure 600 to 1,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity. As an incentive, the utility company may receive up to 1% of the contract amount, a…

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