State Roundup: Maine Issues RFP for Offshore Energy; Hawaii Decouples Utility
September 7th | Sustainable Business

The state of Maine wants to develop 30 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind and tidal power.

Last week the Maine Public Utilities Commission released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for off-shore wind and tidal renewable energy projects to be submitted by May 1, 2011.

During its 2010 session, the Maine Legislature passed a law based on the recommendations of the Governor’s Ocean Energy Task Force designed to facilitate the development of such off-shore wind or tidal projects.

The law directs the Commission to conduct a competitive solicitation for proposals for long-term contracts to supply installed capacity, associated renewable energy supply, and renewable energy credits from deep-water off-shore wind energy pilot projects or tidal energy demonstration projects.

As specified in the law, the Commission may authorize one or more long-term contracts for an aggregate total of no more than 30 MW from these projects as long as no more than 5 MW of the total is supplied by tidal energy demonstration projects.

(Maine-based Ocean Renewable Power Company last month announced successful testing of its tidal power turbine in the waters off Eastport, Maine.)

More information on the RFP is available here.

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