马萨诸塞州与加拿大新斯科舍省就海上风电与输电合作公开征集意见 截止12月31日
马萨诸塞州与加拿大新斯科舍省于2026年11月12日联合发布信息征集（Request for Information），就开发新斯科舍省海上风电、并经现有或新建输电线路送往新英格兰的可行性向业界与公众征求意见，征集开放至2026年12月31日。
这项合作源于马萨诸塞州州长 Maura Healey 与新斯科舍省省长 Tim Houston 于今年2月4日签署的谅解备忘录，框架为期三年。缅因州、康涅狄格州、罗得岛州与佛蒙特州也参与这一区域能源合作。宣布仪式在 Boston 举行的新英格兰—加拿大商务理事会年度能源会议上进行，由 Houston 与马萨诸塞州能源与环境事务厅长 Rebecca Tepper 共同发布。
新斯科舍省的海上风电开发潜力估计达60吉瓦，而该省自身峰值用电需求仅约2.4吉瓦；该省首轮计划授予最高5吉瓦的海上风电许可。马萨诸塞州方面参与机构包括州能源与环境事务厅、能源资源厅与马萨诸塞清洁能源中心，新斯科舍省方面由省能源厅牵头。
Healey 表示，新英格兰需要更可负担、更可靠的能源，这需要与邻居合作；把新斯科舍的风电资源与新英格兰的用电需求连接起来，是区域合作的方向。此次信息征集的结果将用于评估输电线路方案与后续采购安排。
新英格兰各州近年来多次联合采购海上风电与清洁能源。马萨诸塞州与新斯科舍省的这次征集，是今年2月备忘录签署后的第一个实质步骤，两地政府将在征集结束后公布下一步时间表。
Massachusetts and Nova Scotia Seek Public Input on Offshore Wind and Transmission Partnership Through December 31
Massachusetts and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia jointly issued a Request for Information on November 12, 2026, seeking industry and public input on developing offshore wind in Nova Scotia and delivering the power to New England over existing or new transmission, with responses open through December 31, 2026.
The partnership stems from a memorandum of understanding signed on February 4 this year by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, setting a three-year framework. Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont are also participating in the regional energy effort. The announcement was made at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual energy conference in Boston, Suffolk County, by Houston and Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
Nova Scotia's offshore wind potential is estimated at 60 gigawatts, against peak provincial demand of only about 2.4 gigawatts, and the province plans a first licensing round of up to 5 gigawatts. On the Massachusetts side, the effort involves the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Department of Energy Resources and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center; Nova Scotia's Department of Energy leads on its side.
Healey said New England needs more affordable, reliable energy and that this requires working with neighbors, linking Nova Scotia's wind resource to New England demand. Responses to the request will inform transmission options and future procurement steps.
New England states have repeatedly teamed up on offshore wind and clean energy procurement in recent years. The Massachusetts-Nova Scotia request is the first substantive step since the February memorandum, and the two governments will publish next steps after the comment period closes.
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图片来源：图片来源：Wikimedia Commons「Block Island Wind Farm.jpg」（U.S. Department of Energy 摄，Public domain），图中为 Block Island 海上风电场（美国能源部公共领域照片） Image: Wikimedia Commons "Block Island Wind Farm.jpg" (by U.S. Department of Energy, Public domain), showing the Block Island Wind Farm (U.S. Department of Energy, public domain)
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