Ørsted's absence pushes rule change in Massachusetts

Massachusetts will remove the price ceiling in its next offshore wind tender after utility Ørsted found it inadequate and refrained from bidding, leaving the auction to Vineyard Wind and Shell. The benefit of being market leader, CEO says.
Photo: AWEA
Photo: AWEA
by MAZ PLECHINGER, translated by jonas sahl hollænder

It won't be the third time, either, that Ørsted wins an offshore wind tender in Massachusetts. Unlike in the US state's two preceding tenders, however, this has the logical explanation that the Danish power company didn't submit a bid. This leaves the two consortia that previously won one tender each – Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind – as the only bidders.

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