Puget Sound Energy has issued an all-source RFP seeking requests from bidders as the company looks to sign eligible resources of up to 1.5 GW.

Wisconsin will see a flood of new clean energy development soon as WEC subsidiary Wisconsin Public Service Corporation starts to ramp the implementation of the USD 2bn new renewable generation capital commitment plan it announced last fall.

For California, 2020 was supposed to be a big year for offshore winds. Industry representatives and stakeholders had hopes of a decision following an RFI for the BOEM call areas, or potentially additional area selections. But BOEM has yet to take any action since 2019 when it identified Humboldt Bay, Morro Bay, and Diablo Canyon as potential offshore wind project sites.

The nation's offshore wind industry is already primed for major growth, thanks to state governments pushing development forward with bold commitments.

New England continues to drive the deployment of offshore wind, with thousands of megawatts slated for federal waters off the coasts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

As the wind industry makes one last push to meet the production tax credit deadline, renewable advocates have high expectations for 2021.

Earlier this month, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the formation of a new task force to help the state fully realize its potential in the growing offshore wind industry.

Offshore wind stakeholders are now exploring the impacts of the CBP's guidance, including potential vessel equipment litigation, Congressional consideration of lifting waivers, and potential changes to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).