Advocates Seek More Momentum for Massachusetts Offshore Wind

Renewable Energy World: Coastal Massachusetts is blustery enough that a robust offshore wind system could power a residential and commercial electricity load that is 20 times larger than exists today.

That math, highlighted in an advocacy group’s recent report, has some clean energy backers questioning Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s pursuit of Canadian hydropower to meet state renewable energy targets. The transmission lines needed to bring that hydropower to Massachusetts have faced strong opposition in neighboring states.

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