March 31 2010- The Rhode Island PUC voted unanimously against the power-purchase agreement between developer Deepwater Wind and National Grid, concluding that the deal was not “commercially reasonable.”

Dec. 9 2009- National Grid and Deepwater Wind have signed a PPA. Electricity generated by the eight-turbine project off Block Island will cost 24.4 cents per kilowatt-hour when it begins operating in 2013.

October 17 2009- National Grid rejected Deepwater's Rhode Island proposal calling it "uneconomic." Calculations by National Grid put the cost at 30.7 cents per kilowatt-hour over the 20-year contract, compared to 9.2 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity from other sources. Deepwater estimates the sale price to be closer to 20 to 25 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Jan. 8 2009- In a deal signed with the state, Deepwater Wind will build a 20 MW first phase in state waters (expected to cost $50 to 100 million) which, as planned, would connect directly to Block Island, RI. Excess electricity may be sent from Block Island to the mainland through an undersea cable. Phase I is scheduled to begin full commercial operation in 2012. At an expected cost of over $1 billion, Phase 2 will be situated in federal waters and is expected to have more than 100 turbines. The project is expected to generate 1.3 million megawatt-hours a year or 15 % of the state's electricity.

September 25 2008- Governor Donald Carcieri announced that Deepwater Wind was chosen as the successful
developer to construct a wind energy project off the shores of Rhode Island. The exact location of the wind project will determined from the results of the Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) permitting process led by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council in partnership with URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Deepwater Wind must now negotiate formal agreement.

Deepwater Wind acquired Winergy. The company's major investors include FirstWind (formally namedUPC Wind), D.E. Shaw & Co., and Ospraie Management


May 31 2008- The companies which submitted bids were:
Allco Renewable Energy Group, New York, N.Y.;
Bluewater Wind, Providence;
Deep Water Wind Rhode Island LLC, Hoboken, N.J. (Winergy)
DKRW Wind , Houston
Fishermen's Energy of Rhode Island, Bristol
Great Eastern Wind LLC, Providence
WindPowerpro.us, Woodbridge, N.J.

April 4 2008- State looking to issue offshore wind RFP

Project under study. 10 areas of offshore development identified.

Deepwater Wind Website

OWEC Tower AS- Jacket foundation technology

State of Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

Rhode Island Offshore Wind RFP

Final Report RIWINDS Phase I: Wind Energy Siting Study (PDF)

RIWINDS Program Phase I Siting Study Presentation (PDF)

OWEC Jacket Foundation at Beatrice Offshore Wind Project:

(Source: OWEC)

Deepwater Wind Jacket Foundation Overview Video (NJ):

 
(Source: Deepwater Wind)

R.I. PUC rejects wind power contract- March 31 2010

N. Grid, Deepwater in wind power deal- Dec 9 2009

Nat Grid still won’t buy from Deepwater- Nov 18 2009

Deepwater Wind Considering Wind Project Off Block Island- September 9 2009

Deepwater Wind to get permits for data-collecting equipment- July 15 2009

Wind-farm turbine project moves a step closer- June 12 2009

Council allows Deepwater met tower- March 7 2009

Deepwater moves ahead with wind farm- Jan 26 2009

URI researchers continue their search offshore wind farm zoning- Jan 23 2009

Wind turbines planned for three miles off island- Jan 12 2009

R.I. Offshore Wind Farm to Be First in Nation- Jan 9 2009

Rhode Island Governor Carcieri Names Deepwater Wind as Developer for Rhode Island's Off-Shore Wind Farm- September 25 2008

R.I. sets course to map its waters for wind farms- September 23 2008

Carcieri picks panel to size up 7 proposals for wind farm- June 12 2008

Fishermen's Energy Respond to Rhode Island Offshore Wind Solicitation-June 4 2008

7 bid to build wind farm- May 31 2008

Wind farm gathers steam- April 4 2008

State Energy Office to decide wind power sites- November 1, 2007

Wind energy: Governor asks panel where to locate turbines- August 31, 2007

R.I. considers offshore wind farms- April 19, 2007