Maine Public Utilities Commission ponders contract for offshore wind project

MAINE PUBLIC • February 22, 2023

The New England Aqua Ventus offshore wind project took another small step forward Wednesday. The Public Utilities Commission asked its staff to work out terms of a long-term electricity contract for the project.A 2021 state bill to support the offshore wind industry directed the PUC to enter into a 20-year contract with the wind project, which would include 10 floating wind turbines, generating up to 144 megawatts of power.