THE TIME HAS COME to meet the promise of new jobs from the offshore wind industry. The main driver in my legislative support for offshore wind was the potential for job creation here in Massachusetts. I now fear the full potential will not be realized unless job creation is made a priority. I’m happy to […]
Patricia Haddad
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Next steps on offshore wind
AFTER PICKING Mayflower Wind to develop 800 megawatts of offshore wind energy, Massachusetts reached the second major milestone of Section 83C, the pioneering provision in state’s offshore wind legislation in 2016. But our legislative efforts with offshore wind are just getting started. Two key trends help explain why. One is the rapidly declining price for […]
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S. Coast lawmakers push offshore wind project
The following is a letter sent to Matthew Beaton, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, on December 12 by Rep. Patricia Haddad of Somerset and cosigned by Sen. Michael Rodrigues of Westport. AS THE SECTION 83D Massachusetts Clean Energy RFP selection process is coming to a close, I wish to offer my observations and […]