by Joelyn Leon | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Avangrid reported Thursday that in canceling its Park City Wind farm for Connecticut, it sidestepped more than $1 billion in write-offs as projected costs outstripped revenue it expected under a power purchase agreement with the state. Avangrid unilaterally pulled the...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
After months of delays and one final labor-related hold up, the newly-renovated State Pier in New London is set to begin work this weekend as a launching pad for offshore wind projects in the Atlantic Ocean. A barge laden with three gigantic blades — each weighing...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Longshoremen went back to work at State Pier on Thursday, ending a three-day strike against Danish energy company Ørsted despite an unresolved dispute about work jurisdiction at the offshore wind hub. As a result, crews at State Pier on Friday were expected to...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
With the impending start of construction of a new Norwalk High School, city building and facilities manager Alan Lo is explaining how the five-year project will unfold. Before construction begins on the project, which will start accepting bids in early November, the...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Despite some rainy weather, construction crews were able to replace the bridge carrying northbound traffic on Interstate 95 over Saugatuck Avenue some 14 hours ahead of schedule over the weekend. Josh Morgan, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation,...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Longshoremen stopped working at State Pier on Monday, protesting the lack of a long-term commitment from Danish wind company Ørsted and possibly spoiling what was expected to be a milestone week in the construction of the region’s first offshore wind farm. More than...