The Healey-Driscoll Administration and New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coordinate their activities to improve interregional transmission planning and development. The agreement was led by Massachusetts, where Massachusetts had requested the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a multi-state group, the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission, to explore mutually beneficial opportunities to increase electricity flow between three planning regions in the Northeast. The collaborative plans to produce a strategic action plan for promoting the development of interRegional transmission projects for offshore wind, which will include identification of barriers to such projects and actionable options for addressing them. The states also plan to coordinate on technical standards for off-shore wind transmission equipment to ensure future flexibility and interoperability.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
