NEWIEE’s October 11th “Ask Me Anything!” webinar will feature Vineyard Offshore’s Senior Director of Grid and Transmission Policy, Carrie Cullen Hitt.

New England states have identified offshore wind as a resource that will comprise the bulk of the region’s electricity generation in 2050; but to meet the states’ ambitious decarbonization goals, offshore wind must be deployed at scale in the next 30 years.

In the coming months, dozens of turbines, each up to 850 feet high, will be constructed 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard. Join us on October 11th to learn more about Vineyard Wind (the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States!), government affairs, and energy and environmental policy issues.

About Our Guest:  Carrie Cullen Hitt

Carrie Cullen Hitt is the Senior Director of Grid and Transmission Policy at Vineyard Offshore, where she also supports the team’s state government and regulatory affairs.

Carrie has worked in the energy industry for over 30 years and in offshore wind since 2018, initially leading the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium. Most recently she served as lead of US Transmission Strategy for Equinor.

Vineyard Offshore is leading the development of two lease areas in the Northeast, in addition to a recently acquired lease in Northern California. Combined with its joint venture development of the first-in-the-nation offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind, now under construction, Vineyard Offshore has the potential to develop more than 6 gigawatts of clean, renewable and affordable energy on the East and West Coasts of the United States, enough to power millions of homes.

Previously, Carrie served as President for New Hampshire Transmission, A NextEra Energy Transmission company. She also has served in senior market development roles for NextEra, New Energy Ventures (now Constellation), and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

She received a B.A. from Clark University and an MA from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Carrie is co-chair of the Artemis Circle of the Boston Boy and Girls Club.

This month’s AMA will be moderated by Catherine Finneran, NEWIEE Vice President and Membership Co-Chair, and Vice President, Transmission Project Development, Siting & Project Services at Eversource.