Nova Scotia and Massachusetts have launched a joint request for information on offshore wind development off Nova Scotia’s coast and delivery of clean energy to New England, with a Dec. 31 deadline.
By Hermes Vector
Nova Scotia and Massachusetts have launched a joint request for information to explore offshore wind development off Nova Scotia’s coast and the delivery of that power to New England’s grid.
The governments of Nova Scotia and Massachusetts are jointly seeking feedback on offshore wind development, according to a news release from the provincial government. The request includes Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
It asks for feedback from offshore wind and transmission developers, Indigenous communities, utilities, fisheries representatives, labour groups, supply chain companies, researchers, and environmental organizations.
The governments say the feedback will help them better understand market interest, workforce opportunities, transmission options, and necessary infrastructure for future development.
The deadline for the request for information is Dec. 31.
Governor Maura Healey and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced the formal effort on Thursday. The Healey administration, with energy secretary Rebecca Tepper as the point person, is taking the lead on behalf of New England.
The administrations of Gov. Maura Healey and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston have been in talks since February and had planned to deliver an update at the 34th Annual U.S.–Canada Executive Energy Conference in Boston.
Premier Tim Houston is in Boston this week to speak on a panel at the U.S.-Canada Executive Energy Conference. His chief of staff Nicole LaFosse, associate deputy minister Dave MacGregor, and other senior staff from the Department of Energy have joined him on the trip.
"Wind West is a huge opportunity to work together to deliver the clean energy our region needs while creating jobs and investment here at home," said Houston in a news release.
The effort comes as Massachusetts looks beyond its own troubled offshore-wind pipeline and considers whether huge wind farms could be built in Nova Scotia and connected to New England. The relatively shallow waters and powerful sea breezes off Nova Scotia’s coast are a focus of the initiative.
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