Matt Morrissey, former Wind Energy Center director, hired by Deepwater

Matthew Morrissey, former economic development director for New Bedford and the first director of the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, worked tirelessly through two legislative sessions to help pass a Massachusetts energy law that would launch a new American offshore wind industry. The announcement of his hiring by offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind — which is completing the first American offshore wind farm off Block Island — is good news for Matt and for the greater New Bedford region.
Last week’s enactment of the new law, which will require state utilities to purchase 1,600 MW of power from wind farms off Martha’s Vineyard, has the potential to help transform the economy of greater New Bedford, along with other industrial ports in Massachusetts.
Most of Matt’s work took place in Boston as he marshaled support for the legislation, which will replace about 10 percent of the state’s power supply with renewable offshore wind. Now he will head up Deepwater Wind’s Massachusetts operations, as the company prepares to compete for a piece of the action against DONG Energy and Offshore MW.
Matt deserves the thanks not only of his hometown but of a lot of other people who will benefit from the development of a new industry that will provide vast quantities of clean, safe and affordable energy and help fight climate change resulting from the burning of coal and oil as we heat our homes and power our industries.
 

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