The bill allocates $200 million to the state’s Offshore Wind Industry Investment Fund and will allow the state to negotiate offshore wind contracts of up to 30 years, instead of 20.
The Massachusetts legislature voted Thursday to pass a sweeping clean energy bill that allocates $200 million to the state’s Offshore Wind Industry Investment Fund and will allow the state to negotiate offshore wind contracts of up to 30 years, instead of 20.
The bill also overhauls the state’s siting and permitting processes, directs state agencies and utilities to address electric vehicle charging demand, and changes the state’s definition of clean energy to include nuclear fission and carbon capture technologies.
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