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Connecticut Is Set to Join in $70 Billion Offshore Wind Expansion
- Move mirrors actions in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts
- Senate bill now with governor would meet third of state’s need
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Connecticut is set to massively increase investment in offshore wind after the state Senate passed a bill to require utilities to buy as much as 2 gigawatts of the renewable energy source, equivalent to almost a third of the state’s electricity needs.
The bill passed unanimously in the Senate late Tuesday and now heads to Governor Ned Lamont, according to the Senate’s website. If he signs it, regulators will have 14 days to produce a plan to solicit bids from developers. Previously, the state planned to buy 300 megawatts of offshore wind.