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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Avangrid’s New England Wind Lease Area

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .
  • The New England Wind lease area has the potential to provide approximately 2 Gigawatts to the region, enough clean, reliable energy to power nearly 1 million homes and businesses.
  • “Avangrid is grateful to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for its comprehensive environmental review of the New England Wind lease area – which has the potential to deliver approximately 2 Gigawatts of clean, reliable energy, power nearly 1 million households, and advance the region’s ambitious climate goals.
  • “Offshore wind holds immense potential to diversify our energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create high-quality jobs in the clean energy sector.

Enrollment Opens for Vineyard Wind 1 Fisheries Compensation Program

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Monday, March 4, 2024

The launch of the program opens a 90-day window for fishermen to qualify for compensation at www.vw1fisheriescomp.com .

Key Points: 
  • The launch of the program opens a 90-day window for fishermen to qualify for compensation at www.vw1fisheriescomp.com .
  • The Vineyard Wind Fisheries Compensation Fund will bolster our commercial fisheries during this time of transition to clean energy—we hope this fund can be a model for ensuring offshore wind and commercial fisheries thrive together."
  • To support the program, Vineyard Wind 1 has established three escrow funds to compensate affected fishermen in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
  • Fishermen will not need to demonstrate economic impacts from Vineyard Wind 1 to qualify for the program or receive compensation payments.

Avangrid Hosts Federal Leadership at New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, hosted Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh and other agency leadership for a tour of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, hosted Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh and other agency leadership for a tour of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
  • The Terminal serves as the staging port and offshore control and marine coordination center for the first-in-the-nation Vineyard Wind 1 project.
  • “The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal is the foundation for our operations in pioneering Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States,” said Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra.
  • Construction flows through the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal.

Massey Ferguson® Launches the MF 3 Series Specialty Tractor, a High-Value-Per-Dollar Tractor Solution for Vineyards and Orchards

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, introduced today the Massey Ferguson® 3 Series Specialty tractor to the North American market. Designed to meet the unique challenges of vineyards and orchards, the MF 3 Series brings straightforward dependability to a new market with seven models ranging from 75-115 HP. The newly designed series provides a compact yet powerful solution for challenging applications with a focus on efficiency, comfort and a reduced carbon footprint. The MF 3 Series tractor line will launch at World Ag Expo, February 13-15, 2024, in Tulare, California.

Key Points: 
  • The Massey Ferguson 3 Series Specialty, a compact and powerful tractor with seven models across three unique versions, makes its NA debut at WAE.
  • Designed to meet the unique challenges of vineyards and orchards, the MF 3 Series brings straightforward dependability to a new market with seven models ranging from 75-115 HP.
  • The newly designed series provides a compact yet powerful solution for challenging applications with a focus on efficiency, comfort and a reduced carbon footprint.
  • The MF 3 Series tractor line will launch at World Ag Expo, February 13-15, 2024, in Tulare, California.

Massey Ferguson® Launches the MF 3 Series Specialty Tractor, a High-Value-Per-Dollar Tractor Solution for Vineyards and Orchards

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Designed to meet the unique challenges of vineyards and orchards, the MF 3 Series brings straightforward dependability to a new market with seven models ranging from 75-115 HP.

Key Points: 
  • Designed to meet the unique challenges of vineyards and orchards, the MF 3 Series brings straightforward dependability to a new market with seven models ranging from 75-115 HP.
  • The newly designed series provides a compact yet powerful solution for challenging applications with a focus on efficiency, comfort and a reduced carbon footprint.
  • The MF 3 Series tractor line will launch at World Ag Expo, February 13-15, 2024, in Tulare, California.
  • The slightly wider Specialty version offers a straightforward, dependable tractor for operations looking for the best return on investment.

Give the Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift with Tickets to the Stags Leap District Winegrowers Vineyard to Vintner Weekend, Held April 26 – 28, 2024

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Napa’s neighborhood for world-class Cabernet, the tiny Stags Leap District is renowned for producing wines with recognizable grace and power.

Key Points: 
  • Napa’s neighborhood for world-class Cabernet, the tiny Stags Leap District is renowned for producing wines with recognizable grace and power.
  • The event also features a “first sip” of the extremely limited 2022 Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon: A Collaboration.
  • The 2024 Vineyard to Vintner highlights include:
    Friday, April 26 – Vintner-hosted Library Wine Dinners – Elegant, intimate gatherings feature rare and library selections.
  • The wine will be released in Fall 2024 and available for sale exclusively through the Stags Leap District Winegrowers website between October 15 and December 14, 2024.

Avangrid, CIP Announce First Power from Nation-Leading Vineyard Wind 1 Project

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240103149750/en/
    A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard.
  • Congratulations to Vineyard Wind’s determination and success.”
    “We’re thrilled that the first power from the Vineyard Wind Project has made its way to the Massachusetts grid,” said Representative Christopher Hendricks (D-New Bedford).
  • “The Vineyard Wind 1 project will provide affordable, renewable electricity that can power Massachusetts for years to come.
  • In July 2021, Vineyard Wind signed the first Project Labor Agreement for an offshore wind project in the United States, which outlined the creation of 500 union jobs though the project.

Avangrid Receives First Tax Equity Funding for Nation-Leading Vineyard Wind 1 Project

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group announced today that the Vineyard Wind 1 project received the first funding from the first-of-its-kind tax equity package signed in October 2023, representing a critical milestone toward the delivery of first power from the project.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group announced today that the Vineyard Wind 1 project received the first funding from the first-of-its-kind tax equity package signed in October 2023, representing a critical milestone toward the delivery of first power from the project.
  • Supportive government actions, such as federal tax credits for renewable energy projects, have been instrumental for Vineyard Wind 1, which is on track to be the first large-scale offshore wind project in the U.S.
    “Receiving this first funding from our tax equity agreement is another key achievement that takes us one important step closer to the historic delivery of first power to Massachusetts,” said Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
  • In July 2021, Vineyard Wind signed the first Project Labor Agreement for an offshore wind project in the United States, which provides for the creation of 500 union jobs through the project.
  • Vineyard Wind 1 is an 806 MW project located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and will be the first commercial scale offshore wind project in the United States.

Avangrid, Vineyard Offshore, Nearly Double Union Hiring Target For Vineyard Wind 1

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Friday, December 15, 2023

“Massachusetts is once again demonstrating its clean energy leadership with the nearly 1,000 union jobs created by the historic Vineyard Wind 1 project,” said Senator Ed Markey.

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  • “Massachusetts is once again demonstrating its clean energy leadership with the nearly 1,000 union jobs created by the historic Vineyard Wind 1 project,” said Senator Ed Markey.
  • We need to maintain this momentum.”
    “I am grateful that Vineyard Wind delivered on its commitment to creating high quality union jobs in Massachusetts,” said Representative Christopher Markey.
  • From the outset of this project, Vineyard Wind recognized the importance of building and supporting a workforce of local, highly skilled and diverse tradespeople.
  • Vineyard Wind began offshore construction in late 2022, achieved steel-in-the-water in June, and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July.

Avangrid Completes Installation of First Five Turbines, Prepares to Deliver First Power from Nation-Leading Vineyard Wind 1 Project

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Vineyard Wind 1 is an 806 Megawatt project, and when fully operational will generate enough clean electricity to power 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • Vineyard Wind 1 is an 806 Megawatt project, and when fully operational will generate enough clean electricity to power 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231206496263/en/
    GE Haliade-X Turbines Stand in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard.
  • “It's incredibly exciting that Vineyard Wind is on the verge of generating offshore wind power for regular people.
  • In July 2021, Vineyard Wind signed the first Project Labor Agreement for an offshore wind project in the United States, which outlined the creation of 500 union jobs though the project.