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February 24, 2012 Deepwater Wind Statement on BOEM’s Announcement of Wind Energy Area for Rhode Island and Massachusetts October 20, 2011 Deepwater Wind Signs Agreement with Siemens to Buy World's Most Advanced Offshore Wind Turbine October 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Submits Plan for Nation's First Regional Offshore Wind Farm to Supply Multiple East Coast States September 22, 2011 Block Island Wind Farm Project Advances with Cutting-Edge Marine Surveys, Expanded Team September 15, 2011 Deepwater Wind to Propose Offshore Wind Farm and Inter-State Transmission System to New York Power Authority August 17, 2011 Deepwater Wind Heralds Announcement of Federal Call for Information for Rhode Island Offshore Wind Development July 1, 2011 RI Supreme Court Upholds Block Island Wind Farm Power Contract

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May 7, 2012 William Moore: National Ocean Policy Makes Smart Business Sense January 4, 2012 US eyeing Euro offshore wind, Long Island still on the fence October 12, 2011 Deepwater to Build First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm October 7, 2011 RI Firm Submits Offshore Wind Farm Proposal October 3, 2011 Poll Shows Majority of Islanders Support Offshore Wind February 10, 2011 Developer Considers Building 1,000-Megawatt Offshore Wind Farm February 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Statement on U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Energy’s “A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States” News Archive »

Deepwater may move HQ to Rhode Island

By Chris Barrett
PBN Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE – Wind farm developer Deepwater Wind is “actively considering” relocating its headquarters to Rhode Island from New Jersey, CEO Bill Moore told Providence Business News Tuesday.

Moore said a move is dependent on if Deepwater’s proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island moves forward. Legislation introduced in the General Assembly last week appeared to give new legs to the project after the R.I. Public Utilities Commission dealt the farm a blow by denying a contract between Deepwater and National Grid. The latest bill would take permission to approve the contract out of the hands of the PUC and hand it to the heads of four administrative departments.

Lawmakers have scheduled a Senate committee meeting for Wednesday to hear the legislation. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri supports the bill, according to his spokeswoman Amy Kempe.

Deepwater Wind relocating its headquarters to Rhode Island could provide a boon for what state officials envision as an emerging industry centered on offshore wind farm development and construction. The company already maintains a satellite office in Providence on Exchange Terrance. It also has satellite offices in Hauppauge, N.Y., and Houston. Read more…

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