President Biden’s recent shipyard visit for the inaugural steel-cutting of a critical vessel that will join the growing U.S. flagged offshore wind fleet underscores that America is on the verge of something historic: the dawn of the American offshore wind industry, and with it a generational opportunity for clean energy and American jobs, built on an American supply chain that benefits workers. And the Jones Act – the “buy American” law requiring vessels moving cargo between points in the U.S. to be owned, built, and crewed by Americans – is playing a critical role in making U.S. offshore wind production a reality in Massachusetts and elsewhere.
Of the 32 active U.S. offshore wind development leases, 29 are on the East Coast and 10 are in New England. Massachusetts has three active projects – Vineyard Wind, Commonwealth Wind, and SouthCoast Wind – and three Massachusetts utilities already have purchase agreements to buy power from Vineyard Wind.
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