Project Labor Agreement

Equinor Establishes Major Union Partnership for New York’s First Offshore Wind Hub

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Public Policy, Government, Other Energy, Utilities, State, Local, Alternative Energy, Energy, Maritime, Transport, SBMT, Ecosystem, Business development, Wind, Commerce, Inflation, Empire Wind, South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Veteran, NYCEDC, BCTC, Partnership, Grid Systems, BOND, MWBE, OSW, Woman, Project Labor Agreement, Workforce, General Electric, Economic development, Empire State, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Integration, Skanska, Housing, New Yorker, Health, PLA, Environment, Greater New York, Empire, NYCHA, Renewable energy

The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly site and as a home for the project’s operations and maintenance base.

Key Points: 
  • The revitalized SBMT will play a key role in Equinor’s development of the Empire Wind offshore wind project as a staging and assembly site and as a home for the project’s operations and maintenance base.
  • This first-of-its-kind PLA for Equinor is a commitment to building SBMT responsibly with the help of New York’s highly skilled union construction workforce.
  • “As the hub for Empire Wind, SBMT will play a transformational role in the development of the offshore wind industry and deliver more than renewable energy generated off New York’s shores.
  • The local union affiliates represent approximately 100,000 union construction workers in the New York City region.

Avangrid Submits Multiple Proposals for Transformative New England Wind Projects to Regional Offshore Wind Solicitation

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Environmental Policy, Utilities, Sustainability, Environmental Health, Alternative Energy, Energy, State, Local, Environment, Labor, Green Technology, Climate Change, Public Policy, Government, Biophysical environment, Davit, Climate, Salem Harbor, City, Wind, Carbon, RFP, Commerce, EJ, Vineyard, Project, Partnership, BGS, Education, ROD, Bureau, Tenant, Economic development, Project Labor Agreement, Workforce, Primary energy, Greater Bridgeport, Hand, Commonwealth, Electricity, OIC, Climate change, Organization, COP, Large, Brayton Point Power Station, Student, Climate change mitigation, SOV, Family, Economics, Port, Chamber, PLA, MOU, Construction, Natural Resources, Crowley Maritime, BPS, Edison Chouest Offshore, Town, Flood, Diversity, Environmental justice, Heart, Salem Port, Geography, AGR, Multimedia, Renewable energy

Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today submitted multiple proposals for mature, transformative New England Wind projects to the Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island multi-state solicitation for offshore wind power.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today submitted multiple proposals for mature, transformative New England Wind projects to the Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island multi-state solicitation for offshore wind power.
  • Avangrid submitted a bid for New England Wind 1, a second bid for New England Wind 1 and 2 combined, and additional bids for single-state procurements in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
  • “In powering up the first-in-the-nation Vineyard Wind 1 project, Avangrid proved that American offshore wind is possible.
  • New England Wind 1 will create more than 4,400 full-time equivalent jobs, and bring $3 billion of direct investment to the region.

Chapman Construction Group Awarded and Underway with Installation of 800MW Vineyard Wind 1 Project's Electrical Service Platform

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Electricity, Wind, WBE, Laborer, PLA, Tier 1, ESP, Carbon, Woman, Atlantic Ocean, Project Labor Agreement, National Electrical Contractors Association, Greater Boston, CPR, HUET, Sandwich, Massachusetts, DBE, Multimedia, Bladt Industries, GWO, EPC, Construction

SANDWICH, Mass., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chapman Construction Group, Inc. (CCGI), based in Sandwich, MA, has been awarded and is underway with construction operations associated with the completion of offshore construction, installation and commissioning of the 800MW Vineyard Wind 1 project's electrical service platform (ESP). The wind farm will be located approximately 14 miles southeast of Martha's Vineyard and 35 miles off the Cape Cod peninsula. CCGI is working as a labor consultant and subcontractor with Tier 1 EPCI contractors Semco Maritime and Bladt Industries in the construction of the substation. The electrical service platform will provide electrical power generated from the Vineyard Wind project, which will be comprised of an array of 62 wind turbine generators to be installed on monopiles in water depths ranging from 121 to 181 feet in the Atlantic Ocean.

Key Points: 
  • The electrical service platform will provide electrical power generated from the Vineyard Wind project, which will be comprised of an array of 62 wind turbine generators to be installed on monopiles in water depths ranging from 121 to 181 feet in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The wind energy project's 3,200-ton electrical service platform was transported via ship to the offshore Vineyard Wind 1 site from Denmark, where the headquarters of EPC partners Semco Maritime and Bladt Industries are located.
  • With an 800MW capacity, Vineyard Wind 1 is expected to meet the electrical demands of more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.
  • Chapman Construction Group, Inc. is a WBE, DBE, and Veteran-owned electrical contracting and general contracting company based in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Avangrid Powers Up Five Vineyard Wind 1 Turbines, Delivers Clean Energy to 30,000 Massachusetts Homes

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Environment, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Hospital, Bird, News, Wind, Climate change, Private sector, House, Workforce, Atmosphere, Commonwealth, Massachusetts AFL–CIO, City, Rotation, Renewable energy, ISO New England, Perseverance, EEA, Electricity, State, Senate, Partnership, Islander, Light, Multimedia, CIP, Generator, State legislature, Life, Carbon, Wind power, National Wildlife Federation, Legislature, State government, Research, Massachusetts's congressional districts, Inflation, Economic development, AGR, Joint committee, Cape Codders, Public utility, Project Labor Agreement, Equivalence relation, Amber, School, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, PLA, FTE, Public

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240222142511/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240222142511/en/
    A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area 15 Miles South of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
  • “Across Massachusetts, in 30,000 homes and businesses, when you turn on the light, you will now be using clean, affordable energy.
  • “The winds of change are blowing through Massachusetts, as Vineyard Wind now powers 30,000 homes in our state with clean, renewable energy,” said Senator Markey.
  • “Vineyard Wind is now delivering clean energy to the grid and our homes produced right off our shores!

Jennifer Aument Appointed Chief Executive Officer of The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Cornell University, Air travel, Ferrovial, Transport, Project Labor Agreement, Gensler, Port authority, Transurban, Port, Tishman, JFK, Workforce, AECOM, Partnership

QUEENS, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Terminal One at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport today announced Jennifer Aument as its incoming CEO, set to assume the role on April 1, 2024. The New Terminal One is currently under construction with its first gates scheduled to open in 2026, in partnership with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, as part of the agency's $19 billion transformation of JFK Airport.

Key Points: 
  • Aument brings over 25 years of experience in developing major infrastructure across the highway, rail, airport, and port sectors.
  • Her career includes executive roles in public-private partnerships and megaprojects, with a focus on safe and efficient project delivery, business performance, community engagement and customer experience.
  • As the President and CEO of Transurban's North American business for many years, she led the development and expansion of significant public-private infrastructure projects.
  • Dr. Bushell led The New Terminal One to lease and financial close amidst a global pandemic that disrupted air travel.

Business Leaders Are Overwhelmingly Positive About the Green Transition, but More Needs to Be Done to Implement Green Skills Programmes

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Other Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Sustainability, Environment, Alternative Energy, Energy, Green Technology, Senior, Project Labor Agreement, University, Research, Problem solving, Wind, Policy, Knowledge, Electricity, School, International Labour Organization, Transport, Construction, Government, Ecosystem, Communication, ILO, Carbon, Employment, Unanimity, Disclosure, Creativity, COP, ECO Canada, Workforce, Private sector, Lead, Iberdrola, Outlook, Renewable energy

Accordingly, the Green Skills Outlook found that 62% of global business leaders say shortages in green skills will create bottlenecks that will delay the green transition.

Key Points: 
  • Accordingly, the Green Skills Outlook found that 62% of global business leaders say shortages in green skills will create bottlenecks that will delay the green transition.
  • As greener industries gain prominence, the Green Skills Outlook shows that business leaders are overwhelmingly optimistic about the green transition, with 79% saying it presents more opportunities than challenges for their organisation.
  • Such skills will range from non-vocational, non-technical soft skills that are needed to excel in green jobs, to more technical, role-specific skills.
  • Definition of green skills: the knowledge, competencies, values and attributes needed to develop and support a sustainable, low-carbon and resource-efficient society.

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

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Friday, December 15, 2023
Utilities, Environment, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate change, Senior, Public utility, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, PLA, Investment, State, Southcoast Health System, Local, CIP, Growth, Electricity, Joint committee, News, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Global Wind Energy Council, Wind, Workforce, Multimedia, House, Annual report, Project Labor Agreement, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, University of Massachusetts, State government, Public policy, Construction, AGR, Equivalence relation, Partnership, Diversity, FTE, Economic development, Carbon, NYSE, BIPOC, Inclusion, Unemployment, Commonwealth, Renewable energy, Telecommunications, Vineyard, Avangrid, Vineyard Wind

“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.

Key Points: 
  • “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.

Attentive Energy One Selected by New York State to Power Over 700,000 Homes with Offshore Wind

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Woman, Climate change, City, Ravenswood Generating Station, Investment, Growth, K-12, UWUA, NYCHA, IBEW, Workforce, Project Labor Agreement, Fishery, Wind, Heart, Wind power, Health, Ageing, NAACP, Development, Business manager, Syracuse University, Innovation, Public, League of Conservation Voters, Capital region, State university system, Economic development, College, Rise, Corio, Yard, Biodiversity, Houston Lighting & Power, NYSERDA, Stony Brook University, TotalEnergies, Asthma, Carbon, Research, New Yorker, Oceanography, Cornell University, Private sector, Economic growth, Environment, Renewable energy, Nursing, Queensbridge, LIC

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attentive Energy One – a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power, and Corio Generation – has been selected by Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in New York State's highly competitive third offshore wind solicitation to negotiate an offtake agreement with NYSERDA. This 1,400 MW offshore wind project will support the nation's first renewable repowering of a major fossil fuel generator, retiring and replacing a 60-year-old unit at Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City. Once operational, the project is expected to power over 700,000 New York homes from an area more than 50 miles from the nearest point onshore in New York.

Key Points: 
  • When we decided to enter the U.S. market, we quickly identified New York as a clean energy, economic development, and offshore wind leader.
  • Attentive Energy One's Key Commitments:
    Attentive Energy One will retire and replace fossil-fuel generation at the Ravenswood Generating Station with offshore wind.
  • "Attentive Energy One is a case study on how to do offshore wind right," said New York Offshore Wind Alliance Director Fred Zalcman.
  • "Attentive Energy One's project positively impacts people living and working across New York State and further solidifies the Capital Region's standing as a major offshore wind component manufacturing hub.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Announce Largest Single Asset Tax Equity Financing and First Large-Scale Offshore Transaction in the U.S.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Project Labor Agreement, AGR, Bank, NYSE, History, Investment banking, Congress, J. P. Morgan, IRA, Carbon, Wind, Electricity, Commonwealth, National Grid, Kirkland & Ellis, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, LLP, CIP, Vineyard, Vineyard Wind, Climate change, Renewable energy, Unitil Corporation, Avangrid

The $1.2 billion dollar investment transaction was reached with J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, making it the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial scale offshore wind project.

Key Points: 
  • The $1.2 billion dollar investment transaction was reached with J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, making it the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial scale offshore wind project.
  • “Closing on a tax equity package has always been a central element to achieving financial success for the first-of-its-kind Vineyard Wind 1,” said Tim Evans, partner and Head of North America for CIP.
  • “Finalizing this tax equity transaction is a critical milestone in executing the financing plan for Vineyard Wind 1.
  • Vineyard Wind 1 began on-site construction in late 2021, achieved steel-in-the-water in June 2023, and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July 2023.

Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Announce Largest Single Asset Tax Equity Financing and First Large-Scale Offshore Transaction in the U.S.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Other Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Finance, Public Policy, Government, Alternative Energy, Energy, Professional Services, Other Natural Resources, Environment, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Green Technology, Other Policy Issues, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Project Labor Agreement, AGR, Bank, NYSE, History, Investment banking, Congress, IRA, J. P. Morgan, Carbon, Wind, Electricity, Commonwealth, National Grid, Kirkland & Ellis, Multimedia, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, LLP, CIP, Vineyard, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Inflation, Vineyard Wind, Climate change, Renewable energy, Unitil Corporation, Avangrid

The $1.2 billion investment transaction was reached with J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, making it the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial scale offshore wind project.

Key Points: 
  • The $1.2 billion investment transaction was reached with J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, making it the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial scale offshore wind project.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231025424208/en/
    “We are continuing to make history with this first-in-the-nation project,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO.
  • “Finalizing this tax equity transaction is a critical milestone in executing the financing plan for Vineyard Wind 1.
  • Vineyard Wind 1 began on site construction in late 2021, achieved steel-in-the-water in June 2023, and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July 2023.