Last week saw offshore wind giant Ørsted complete its acquisition of local star Deepwater Wind. Is that a good thing?
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Fighting Climate Change: You’re 4x As Powerful As You Think
November 2, 2018 10:26 AM EDT
The latest news on climate change is incredibly sobering stuff, and talking with my family about it hasn’t made for uplifting dinner conversation. But once you get past the initial shock, episodes like that can get you thinking about what more each of us can do. When I did, I realized that the answer is a lot—and in more ways than might occur to us. We might, in fact, be four times as powerful as we think.
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Offshore Wind in 2018: Four Takeaways
October 25, 2018 9:43 AM EDT
The annual US offshore wind conference last week was full of energy and enthusiasm (and people—with the largest crowd I’ve seen at one of these in quite a while). The optimism was clear and, importantly, seemed justified. Here are four big takeaways for me about what’s coming for offshore wind.
The Most Energy-Efficient States: 2018 Rankings
October 4, 2018 4:41 PM EDT
Energy efficiency is a powerful option for saving money, improving comfort, cutting pollution, making us more resilient, and creating jobs… and a whole lot easier if the state you live in has good programs and policies in place. So which states do? Fortunately, the latest annual ranking of state energy efficiency efforts is here, and lays it all out for us. Read more >
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A Stunningly Low Price for Offshore Wind: Massachusetts Moves Forward
September 26, 2018 9:28 AM EDT
When the winning bid for Massachusetts’s first request for offshore wind proposals was revealed recently, it was a whole lot lower than any of us had imagined. That matters now, and for years to come.