Two developers submitted bids for Massachusetts’ third offshore wind energy solicitation, to build up to 1,600 MW of capacity, but two large players abstained—leading members of the state legislature to question state bidding rules.
The Mayflower Wind consortium, a joint venture of energy giants Shell New Energies US, EDP Renewable and Engie, submitted multiple bids, with the largest for 1,200 MW, while the Vineyard Wind joint venture of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables submitted proposals to build an 800-MW project and one at 1,200 MW under the project name Commonwealth Wind.