Connecticut will share a portion of $389 million in federal funds for electrical infrastructure projects in New England — including one in Montville — aimed at accommodating an influx of offshore wind power. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced it had awarded the competitive grant to Power Up New England, a joint proposal from all six New England states. The proposal includes the expansion and construction of electrical substations or switching stations in Somerset, Mass., and in Montville. State Pier is crowded with turbine parts, some of which will be shipped off the coast of Rhode Island this week for the start of the installation of turbines at Revolution Wind, a joint project of Ørsted and Eversource and the first offshore wind farm to supply power to Connecticut. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is expected to announce within the next month if it plans to purchase more offshore wind power from among several bid proposals submitted to Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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