US states urged to co-plan grids to curb offshore wind costs

Sep 27, 2023

East Coast grid investments are rising ahead of a surge in offshore wind deployment but wider regional transmission planning will be crucial to minimising costs and delays, clean power associations said.

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GE to double wind turbine deliveries to China
Feb 26, 2009
AEP to buy about 198 megawatts of wind energy
Feb 26, 2009
LLNL signs agreement with Siemens
Feb 26, 2009
Ontario needs to look at its regulatory policy stability
Feb 26, 2009
Understanding the components of site aviation assessment process
Feb 19, 2009
Navajo secures 200 MW wind site in Xinjiang
Feb 19, 2009
npower gets consent for Kiln Pit Hill Wind Farm
Feb 19, 2009
Shiloh II wind farm commissioned
Feb 19, 2009
Tedder Hill is an ideal location for a wind farm: E.ON
Feb 19, 2009
Exclusivity agreements to be offered for offshore windfarms
Feb 19, 2009
SeaEnergy gets preferred bidder status for two wind farm sites
Feb 19, 2009
Reducing the amount of energy reflected back to the radar
Feb 5, 2009
Wind farm workers rescued
Feb 4, 2009
Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8 percent in 2008
Feb 4, 2009
Oncor to build $1.3 billion worth of wind transmission lines
Feb 4, 2009

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