The Duck Curve#wind
Baltic Power, Poland's first offshore wind farm, installs all 76 turbines
Northland Power said on October 7, 2026 that all 76 turbines are installed at Baltic Power, the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea it owns with ORLEN, with over one-third currently generating and commercial operations on track for 2026 at costs aligned with original expectations. The project delivered Poland's first offshore wind power to the grid in July 2026.
Envision launches 8 MW onshore turbine with a 175-meter rotor in Hamburg
Envision Energy said on September 25, 2026 that it launched the Model T EN175/8.0, which it calls an 8 MW-class onshore wind turbine, with 8.0 MW rated capacity and a 175-meter rotor, at WindEnergy Hamburg. The release says the turbine is designed for medium-wind-speed sites, can deliver a 2–12% increase in energy yield over existing models depending on site conditions, targets a sound power level of 107 dB(A), and sits on a Model T platform with more than 4,000 units ordered and around 1,500 installed to date; it names no customer, hub height, price, delivery date or certification status.
India drafts storage mandate for ground-mounted solar and onshore wind
India's Central Electricity Authority published a draft second amendment to its construction technical standards on September 3, 2026 that would require ground-mounted solar and onshore wind plants commissioned after July 1, 2027 to have co-located energy storage of at least 10% of installed capacity with a two-hour minimum duration, rising to four hours for plants commissioned between July 1, 2029 and June 30, 2031. Renewable plants commissioned after July 1, 2027 would also need grid-forming control on at least 15% of inverters; comments are due October 4, 2026.
California sues Interior to undo Morro Bay offshore wind lease buyout
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission sued the US Interior Department on August 28, 2026, asking a federal court to void the agreement that reimburses Golden State Wind up to $120,240,000 from the Judgment Fund for abandoning its approximately 1.5 to 2 GW Morro Bay offshore wind lease once matching investments are made in Gulf Coast fossil fuel projects. The complaint tallies nearly $4 billion directed from the fund toward cancelling twelve offshore wind projects.
NRDC projects US loses up to 540 GW of renewables under Trump policies
The Natural Resources Defense Council projects that Trump administration energy policies could cost the US between 390 GW and 540 GW of new wind, solar, and storage capacity over the next decade, according to trade-press accounts of a report announced August 25, 2026, with at most 9 GW of new gas capacity added in its place and average household electricity rates rising an additional 4.2% to 5.5% by 2035, all relative to the group's January 2025 baseline.
Maine selects Clearway's 800 MW wind project and a 1,200 MW Avangrid line
The Maine Public Utilities Commission selected Clearway Energy Group's 800 MW onshore wind project and named Avangrid Networks' 1,200 MW transmission line its preferred proposal on August 25, 2026, under the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program (Docket No. 2026-00033). Maine will contract for about 600 MW of the output, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Rhode Island sharing the line's costs and Maine paying less than 11 percent.
