Canary Media covers the recent U.S. Department of Energy funding allocated from Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to New England states, which will revolutionize offshore wind development. The article quotes United's Jeremy McDiarmid, who emphasizes the importance of improving the power grid to meet the increasing load growth demands.
Canary Media: New England Grid Gets $389M Boost to Help Plug in Offshore Wind
Topics: United In The News, Offshore Wind, Transmission, Jeremy McDiarmid, New England
The Boston Globe: More Federal Money Coming to Help Green New England’s Energy Grid
The Boston Globe covers the recent federal funding allocated to New England for grid upgrades to support clean energy goals. The article quotes United's Jeremy McDiarmid who highlights the importance of interstate cooperation, adding that state coordination should save money for New England ratepayers in the long run.
Topics: United In The News, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid
The Boston Business Journal: Move Swiftly on Clean Energy Permitting Reform
In an opinion piece for The Boston Business Journal, United's Jeremy McDiarmid discusses the urgent need for siting and permitting reform in Massachusetts and across the country to streamline processes and reduce delays for infrastructure projects. McDiarmid emphasizes that these reforms are essential for building clean energy infrastructure, creating jobs, and ensuring a reliable, clean energy future.
Topics: United In The News, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid
Canary Media: Supreme Court Decision Threatens Biden’s ‘Whole of Government’ Climate Plan
Canary Media reports on the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine, quoting United's Jeremy McDiarmid on the decision's implications for key aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Topics: Federal Policy, United In The News, Jeremy McDiarmid
Advanced Energy United Looks Forward to Strong Competition in Offshore Wind Solicitation
Anticipation builds for the latest round of offshore wind solicitation in New England
BOSTON, MA – The southern New England states are poised to receive a robust set of competitive proposals from offshore wind developers in the upcoming offshore wind solicitation spanning Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. In addition to the unique three-state collaboration, the recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury should provide this round of bidding with an abundance of options to deliver clean energy solutions, foster economic development, and secure savings for utility ratepayers.
"This solicitation marks a significant step towards revitalizing offshore wind projects in the United States,” stated Jeremy McDiarmid, Managing Director at Advanced Energy United. “We anticipate a highly competitive landscape, with established developers vying to contribute innovative solutions to meet New England’s energy needs.”
Topics: Press Releases, Offshore Wind, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid, New England, Connecticut
RTO Insider: Panel Connects Clean Energy Transition to Boston’s Big Dig
RTO Insider reports on Advanced Energy United's recent Boston-area event, moderated by United's Laura Bartsch, about the need to overcome challenges on the path to meeting the country's clean energy infrastructure needs, quoting United's Jeremy McDiarmid on the importance of getting people to see the big picture perspective.
Topics: United In The News, Manufacturing and Infrastructure, Transmission, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid
Reuters: US Efforts To Restore Offshore Wind Pipeline Spur Factory Investments
Topics: United In The News, Offshore Wind, Jeremy McDiarmid
WBUR: Mass. Is on Track to Meet Its Near-Term Climate Goals, but the Hardest Work Lies Ahead
Massachusetts is legally required to zero-out planet-warming emissions by mid-century, and to get there the state must do several critical things: Replace fossil fuel-powered vehicles and home heating systems with ones that run on electricity; develop more renewable resources like wind and solar; and use nature-based solutions to sequester and store as much carbon as possible.
So how is the state doing on all of this? On Friday, the Healey administration revealed in its first annual climate report card that the state is on track for its 2025 goals.
Topics: United In The News, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid
The Boston Globe: Power Shift: In less than a decade, the state’s electric grid must dramatically transform. It won’t be easy.
There is nothing sexy about the electric grid.
It’s a thing we don’t think about — plug in your phone charger, flip on your lights, move on with your day.
Maybe you have a vague idea of what’s powering it, some mix of fossil fuels and clean energy. Maybe not.
But as climate-fueled catastrophes mount and Massachusetts pushes hundreds of thousands of residents toward electric heat and electric cars, what’s powering the grid has become an increasingly urgent question. For nearly three decades, the state has been slowly nudging out coal and oil and cobbling together enough climate-friendly energy to make steady but undramatic gains. But now, with deadlines looming and its larger climate plans at stake, Massachusetts must embark on an unprecedented sprint to build enough clean energy to complete a clean grid. Success is anything but certain.
Topics: United In The News, Massachusetts, Jeremy McDiarmid