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Mayflower named winner of Massachusetts solicitations

By: Tom Russell 01/11/2019 Mayflower Wind

General Windfarms

Mayflower Wind Energy LLC (Mayflower Wind), a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and EDPR Offshore North America LLC, has been revealed as winner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ second round offshore wind solicitation. The joint venture was successful with a bid of 804 MW which is expected to power approximately half a million homes.

Mayflower Wind anticipates that the project, located more than 20 miles south of Nantucket, will start-up in 2025. It includes long term prices below the original price cap of $84.23/MWh, with a $3.7 billion in electricity rate reduction over the term of the contract.

Furthermore, Mayflower Wind claim that the project will see the creation of up to 10,000 jobs in Massachusetts including both offshore jobs and onshore opportunities. The project is also expected to eliminate of 1.7 million metric tons CO2 emissions annually from clean energy produced once in operation, the equivalent of taking 350 thousand cars off the road.

“Mayflower Wind is proud to have been selected to provide low cost renewable energy to Massachusetts,” said Mayflower Wind President John Hartnett. He added, “Development of the Mayflower Wind project will contribute to the building of an offshore supply chain on the South Coast and across the Commonwealth, helping to launch a new clean, safe and innovative sector of our economy. We look forward to working with all of our stakeholders to ensure a safe and successful project.”

In December 2018, Mayflower Wind won the rights to a lease area with a bid price of $135,000,000. Mayflower Wind stated that since it acquired a Federal offshore wind lease, it has engaged with the fishing industry, local communities, tribal representatives and local governments on the South Coast and Cape Cod, completed conceptual design of an entire offshore wind farm, filed for initial permits with the federal regulatory agency and begun the process of pre-construction surveys.

Shell first entered the onshore wind business in the USA in 2001. It has interests in four onshore wind power projects in North America and one offshore wind farm in Europe. In total, its share of the energy capacity from these projects is more than 290 MW. Shell also has a 20% interest in the Blauwwind consortium that will build and operate the Borssele 3&4 wind farms off the Dutch coast.

EDP Renewables North America LLC is a subsidiary of EDP Renováveis. It develops, constructs, owns, and operate wind farms and solar parks throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, its portfolio includes 49 wind farms, five solar parks, and 13 regional and development offices across North America,

For more information on offshore wind developments in the US, click here. You can also view projects worldwide on 4C Offshore's interactive map.

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