American Clean Power's Offshore Wind Conference in Boston

During American Clean Power's Offshore Wind Conference in Boston this month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the nation's path forward to achieve 30GW of offshore wind by 2030. This includes seven lease auctions by 2025 including areas off the coasts of Maine, California, Oregon, and the first of which will be the waters in the NY bight to be auctioned in Q1 2022. 

I attended the conference and was able to connect with the President of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council, Frank Callahan, and hear about his success in negotiating a PLA for the first American commercial-scale offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind. I also met with colleagues from National Grid, Avangrid Renewables, Equinor, EnBW North America, and made new contacts from across the country. The conference drove the point home that we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a robust offshore wind industry with good union jobs. 

I had the privilege of representing CJNY at Hofstra's Day of Dialogues session on "Why We Shouldn't Give Up On Climate Change: Perspectives from Across Disciplines?"

There were over 60 students who were eager and asked thoughtful questions on how they can get involved in Climate Jobs NY and offshore wind development. I think we will see some engineers and offshore wind job seekers in the very near future!

Finally, please get out to vote tomorrow. We can only create an equitable clean energy economy with good union jobs if we all participate in the democratic process!