South Fork developers cut turbines, add money for fishermen ahead of CRMC vote
DEVELOPERS OF THE South Fork Wind Farm have proposed reducing the number of turbines and increasing payouts to fishermen based on recommendations by R.I. coastal regulators, who will vote Tuesday on whether to approve the project. /SOURCE: R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT / PBN FILE GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Developers of the South Fork Wind Farm are hoping that upping their payout to local fishermen and cutting the number of turbines in the project will pass muster with Rhode Island coastal regulators.
Developers Orsted A/S and Eversource Energy have agreed to adjust their proposal from 15 to 12 turbines, while setting up a $12 million compensation fund for local fishermen, Meaghan Wims, a project spokesperson, said on Tuesday. The changes come ahead of the R.I. Coastal Resources Commission’s scheduled vote Tuesday night on whether to certify the project, which would provide e
Biden Seeks to Blow Away Doubts About Wind Power
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26 May 2021, 07:35 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - For promoters of wind energy, the change in direction expressed by the current U.S. administration is a refreshing breeze.
After four years of former President Donald Trump deriding wind turbines as ugly, noisy and dangerous bird-killing symbols of wrong-headed environmentalism, President Joe Biden has set a goal of reaching 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.
Biden s administration predicts as many as 10 million homes could receive power this way, annually eliminating 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington.
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Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott"), which manages funds that have an investment in Duke Energy Corporation ("Duke" or the "Company") that make it a top 10 investor in the Company, today sent a letter to Duke's Board outlining a plan to create $12 to $15 billion of line-of-sight near-term value for shareholders. Elliott explained that this value upside is based on observable publicly traded market valuation metrics of Duke's closest peers and does not incorporate meaningfully higher valuations realized in recent transactions in Florida and Indiana, which would result in several billion dollars of incremental value.