Ruth H. Silman Award Recognizes Project or
Endeavor Which Demonstrates Leadership in Climate Change
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company
and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure
Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment and in
offshore wind development through its affiliate Vineyard Offshore,
today announced that their joint venture Vineyard Wind 1 Project
has received the Ruth H. Silman Award for Climate Change Project of
the Year by the Environmental Business Council (EBC) of New
England. The award, which was established in January 2020,
recognizes a project or endeavor which demonstrates leadership in
climate change. Avangrid and CIP will receive the award at the EBC
APEX Awards Celebration on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at City Winery
in Boston, Massachusetts.
“We are honored and grateful to receive this important
recognition for our Vineyard Wind 1 project, and thank the
Environmental Business Council for their partnership and support as
we work together to take urgent action on climate change,” said
Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra. “Vineyard Wind 1 is a trailblazing
project for the New England region and the nation, and we are proud
every day to set a foundation from which an entire clean energy
industry can flourish and meaningfully address our climate
challenges.”
“EBC is honored to present the Ruth H. Silman Award for Climate
Change Project of the Year to Vineyard Wind 1, a project that moves
Massachusetts, and the entire New England region, into a cleaner,
more sustainable energy future,” said EBC Executive Director Ann
Gisinger.
Vineyard Wind 1 is the first large-scale offshore wind project
in the United States. Located on the outer continental shelf, the
806 MW facility consists of 62 wind turbines over 800 feet
high.
Vineyard Wind 1, in collaboration with federal colleagues at the
United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, developed a
permitting assessment covering potential environmental, social,
economic, historic, and cultural impacts that could result from its
construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning.
When fully operational, Vineyard Wind 1 will power approximately
400,000 homes while reducing carbon emissions by over 1.6 million
tons per year. Additionally, the project has created more than
2,000 jobs to date, and delivered $590 million in total economic
output to the Massachusetts’ economy.
In February 2024, Avangrid and CIP powered up the first five
turbines for the nation-leading Vineyard Wind 1 project, delivering
clean energy to 30,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts. The
first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States,
Vineyard Wind 1 will be the largest renewable energy facility in
New England once fully operational, delivering 806 Megawatts –
enough clean electricity to power 400,000 homes and businesses in
the Commonwealth.
To honor and acknowledge the special contributions of Ruth H.
Silman to the field of environmental law and the environmental
community at large in New England, and in particular her passion
and advocacy concerning climate change, a resolution of the Board
of Directors on May 17, 2023 advanced the name of the EBC Award for
Climate Change Project of the Year award to the Ruth H. Silman
Award for Climate Change Project of the Year.
Silman concentrated her practice on complex environmental and
land use matters. A graduate of Cornell University and Boston
University School of Law, she joined Nixon Peabody after working in
the Massachusetts attorney general’s office and as an associate at
Anderson & Kreiger.
Silman focused on environmental, energy, and land-use issues,
had particular expertise in the Clean Air Act, and was one of the
leading air and climate lawyers in New England. She led Nixon
Peabody’s Climate Change Team, a group of lawyers and environmental
scientists/engineers assisting the firm’s energy, industrial, and
financial clients to meet the challenges and seize the
opportunities emerging from legislative, regulatory, and judicial
responses to the issue of climate change.
The EBC APEX Awards, for the advancement and promotion of
environmental and energy excellence, are presented every June to
celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the industry. From
innovative climate change projects to technical excellence in
brownfields management, from outstanding collaborations to
inspiring government leadership, the APEX Awards encourage
companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and
environmental professionals to serve as models for others to
emulate, and in doing so, further the mission and objectives of the
EBC.
Vineyard Wind began offshore construction in late 2022, achieved
steel-in-the-water in June, and completed the nation’s first
offshore substation in July. Construction flows through the New
Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. In July 2021, Vineyard Wind
signed the first Project Labor Agreement for an offshore wind
project in the United States, which outlined the creation of 500
union jobs through the project. In December 2023, project
shareholders announced that Vineyard Wind 1 has delivered nearly
double of its commitment through the PLA by creating 937 union jobs
through two years of construction.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023
and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s
best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among
utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s
Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most
Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the
Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of
companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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