By William Morgan
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved a Buy Ambien Medication memorandum of understanding on Tuesday between National Grid and Cape Wind to Buy Ambien Medication begin negotiations on a power purchase agreement for the proposed wind farm.
On December 2, Massachusetts officials announced the signing of the Buy Ambien Medication MOU as a promising step toward building the 130-turbine offshore project. The DPU must sign off on the Buy Ambien Medication memorandum and approve any power purchase agreement that results.
National Grid reached a Buy Ambien Medication deal with Deepwater Wind last month to buy the power produced by an Buy Ambien Medication eight-turbine project in state waters off Rhode Island. The company agreed to pay 24.4 cents per kilowatt hour for Buy Ambien Medication the power produced by the wind farm. That agreement is Buy Ambien Medication being reviewed by the Rhode Island Department of Public Utilities.
The Massachusetts DPU approved the Buy Ambien Medication Cape Wind memorandum over the objections of The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound — a Buy Ambien Medication local opposition group that has fought the Cape Wind project for Buy Ambien Medication years. The Alliance submitted formal comments protesting the Buy Ambien Medication lack of an open bidding process and the projected eventual market price of the Buy Ambien Medication electricity produced.
A slew of organizations submitted comments in favor of the Buy Ambien Medication MOU, including the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office and local trade unions. Several organizations (including Cape Wind itself) submitted comments encouraging a Buy Ambien Medication quick approval to enable construction before the end of 2010, which would help the Buy Ambien Medication company qualify for federal incentives. The Attorney General’s office, the Buy Ambien Medication Conservation Law Foundation and Cape Wind estimated that the federal incentives could lower ratepayer costs by 30 percent.
The DPU cautioned, however, that Buy Ambien Medication the approval of an actual power purchase agreement could prove far more contentious.
“Most issues raised by commenters concern whether the Buy Ambien Medication Cape Wind project will satisfy the policy objectives … or Buy Ambien Medication whether any resulting long-term contract between National Grid and Cape Wind will be Buy Ambien Medication cost-effective,” the approval order read. “The Department need not address the Buy Ambien Medication issue of cost-effectiveness or other contract requirements … the Buy Ambien Medication appropriate time to address relevant substantive issues is if and when Buy Ambien Medication National Grid submits a proposed contract for Department approval.”





Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Federal, New England