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Aiming for 100% clean energy, Rhode Island reopens offshore wind tender for 1.2GW - Recharge

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Aiming for 100% clean energy, Rhode Island reopens offshore wind tender for 1.2GW | Recharge

Rhode Island's main utility issued a request for proposals (RfP) for up to 1.2GW of offshore wind 13 October, joining the throng of US Northeastern states with ongoing procurements with the largest solicitation in the Ocean State's history.

The tender was released by Rhode Island Energy with bids subject to approval by the state regulators Office of Energy Resources and Division of Public Utilities.

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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent. 

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