Rhode Island Energy looks to Maine onshore wind farm to boost renewable electricity supply

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 507

Last Updated: 6 days, 23 hours ago

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After a series of failed attempts to add more offshore wind power to Rhode Island’s energy portfolio, the state utility operator has turned landward.

Rhode Island Energy announced Tuesday that it has tentatively agreed to buy 150 megawatts of wind-powered electricity from an onshore wind farm planned for northern Maine. The conditional agreement with project developer Clearway Energy Group remains subject to pricing negotiations — a sticking point for past proposals on offshore …

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