Together, they will generate more than 500,000MWh of renewable electricity per year – enough to power more than 70,000 homes in New York

Utilities will be required to provide a one-time credit to customers on low incomes across the state, with the programme expected to benefit more than 327,000 people

The US state is expected to receive $175m over five years to support the deployment of fast-charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network for charging

The projects – the state’s largest land-based renewable energy procurement to date – will deliver green electricity to power more than 620,000 homes for at least 20 years

The company aims to ditch fossil fuels for its heating systems in New York and Massachusetts by 2050

That’s enough to power nearly 700,000 average-sized homes across the state

The centralised platform is expected to enable effective access to useful energy data to support new and innovative clean energy business models

The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal complex in Brooklyn will be converted into a low-emission offshore wind port capable of staging and assembling ‘the largest, most sophisticated’ offshore wind technology components

RWE has been awarded a development area with a capacity of about 3GW

The ‘biggest offshore wind lease sale’ in the US has secured $3bn bids so far