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Big News on Offshore Wind A Recent Delay in Pre-construction Decommissioning Bond Raises Concerns   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy August 13, 2024 US Wind will likely petition the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to delay buying a pre-construction decommissioning bond , which will likely be approved. These bonds ensure that expensive decommissioning costs are covered if a developer goes bankrupt. Developers often create separa

Turbine Blade Collapses and May Take Industry Down A closer look into the Vineyard Wind incident and its complications for future projects   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy July 29, 2024 Construction of the nation's first major offshore wind project,  Vineyard Wind 1 , located 14 miles off the coast of Nantucket, MA, has been halted. A  General Electric Halide-X   (12-megawatt),  with a 351-foot-long fiberglass blade, collapsed during its commis

Offshore Wind is Killing Whales New Evidence Reveals How Construction Noise and Seismic Testing Are Leading to Whale Deaths    By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy July 25, 2024 We have patiently waited for indisputable evidence that offshore wind is killing whales despite federal agencies repeatedly stating that no such evidence exists. It does now. Recent real-time acoustic tests of project construction noise and seismic testing reveal noise levels

Is Early Childhood Education Really Where Delaware Should Be Focused? By Tanya Hettler, PhD Center for Education Policy July 12, 2024   A new Early Childhood Education Bill, SB 305 , which expands state-provided early childhood education services, has passed in the latest session of the Delaware legislature in both the House and the Senate and is currently waiting for the Governor's signature.   Several times during the discussion of the bill in the House, representatives sta

Delaware's Offshore Wind Legislation Will Raise Energy Bills and Fail to Deliver Ignoring cost caps and competitive bidding, this law burdens homeowners with higher costs while neglecting affordable alternatives   By David T. Stevenson Center for Energy & Environmental Policy July 11, 2024 Delaware governor's signing of the offshore wind procurement bill is irresponsible. One of his first acts as Governor was to form an  Offshore Wind Working Group . Twenty-four people met fo

Building Strong Readers in Delaware: Applying the Science of Reading By Dr. Tanya Hettler, PhD Center for Education Policy Friday, June 14, 2024     In 2022, Delaware passed HB 304 , which has been called the Science of Reading Bill. This legislation mandates three annual screenings each year in kindergarten through third grade to look for students at risk for developing reading difficulties. It requires districts and charter schools to provide literacy interventions to stude

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