On Friday, Massachusetts and Rhode Island jointly announced they plan to procure a total of 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power from three projects that submitted bids earlier this year. When completed, these projects will be capable of providing enough electricity to power more than 1.4 million homes.

“Today marks a historic milestone for Rhode Island and Massachusetts as we join forces to drive the largest offshore wind procurement in New England’s history,” Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement. “Together with Massachusetts, we are setting a precedent for regional collaboration in clean energy and advancing a sustainable, resilient future.”

Under the plan, Massachusetts has selected 1,087 megawatts of the 1,287-megawatt SouthCoast Wind project, with the remaining 200 megawatts going to Rhode Island. Massachusetts also selected New England Wind 1, a 719-megawatt project, and seeks up to 800 megawatts from the Vineyard Wind 2 project, officials said.

Details of the contracts, such as the price tag and how much of those costs would be passed along to energy consumers, weren’t disclosed. The projects are also subject to negotiations between utilities and the developers.

The joint procurement is part of a broader regional strategy along the East Coast to address energy and climate issues rather than a state-by-state approach. Some states, like New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, have struggled to go it alone on offshore wind and have ended up scrapping projects.

In August, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $389 million to several New England states for improvements to the power grid aimed at significantly increasing the region’s capacity for offshore wind.

The Power Up New England plan—a collaboration between Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and several utilities—calls for expanding and upgrading the shared interconnection points for undersea cables that bring power from offshore wind turbines to the regional grid.

The Grid Innovation Program is managed through the U.S. Department of Energy’s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program. The funding is capped at $250 million unless projects have a significant transmission investment, as with the New England states’ proposal.

In October, the DOE announced nearly $3.5 billion in awards under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program to support 58 projects in 44 states.

Outgoing President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has aggressively pursued plans by the federal government to add at least 35 gigawatts of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030, beginning with Vineyard Wind off the southern coast of Massachusetts. He argues the plan will boost the nation’s clean energy industry and create jobs.

But the latest procurement comes amid increasing turbulence in the nation’s nascent offshore wind industry. Developers are scaling back—or, in some cases, backing out of projects—citing supply chain disruptions, higher construction costs, and a lack of state and federal government tax credits.

Two major offshore wind developers in Massachusetts—Commonwealth Wind and Shell and Ocean Winds North America—terminated their power purchase agreements with the state’s utilities last year, citing supply chain issues and other concerns that have made it too difficult to finance the projects.

The push for offshore wind also faces opposition from commercial fishermen and coastal conservation groups who argue that towering turbines off the Atlantic coastline will hurt marine life, fishing and tourism industries, and the local economy.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently revoked the plea deal for Mohammed and two accomplices. He took oversight of the military tribunal at Guantanamo amid a backlash over the agreement by prosecutors, which would have sentenced them to life in prison in return for pleading guilty to killing nearly 3,000 people in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United flight 93.

But New York GOP lawmakers are demanding that the Biden-Harris Administration “immediately” set a new trial date and pursue the death penalty for Mohammed and other 9/11 defendants.

“While we’re pleased that Secretary Austin revoked this unacceptable plea deal, it has been 23 years since the worst terrorist attack on American soil, and the families of 9/11 victims, the first responders still suffering and dying today, and all Americans, deserve justice,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a New York Republican, said in a statement. “The brave people standing with me today deserve closure after everything they’ve sacrificed for our country.”

New York Republican Reps. Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik have filed a proposal that would block any future plea deals with 9/11 defendants and require that the death penalty be considered as part of any sentencing.

“The Justice for 9/11 Act will ensure that no future plea deal will be offered to these terrorists by requiring a trial and ensuring the death penalty remains on the table,” Lawler said in a statement. “Anything less is a disservice to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that day and in the months and years since.”

The Pentagon faced a wave of criticism from Republicans and others following the announcement of the plea deal, which would have taken the death penalty off the table for the prisoners in exchange for a guilty plea.

The World Trade Center attacks killed 2,997 people in the worst terror attack on U.S. soil in American history.

The prosecution of the five remaining 9/11 plotters detained at Guantanamo has been delayed by more than a decade over legal wrangling over the admissibility of evidence gathered using torture, prosecutors say.

Groups representing families of 9/11 families have expressed frustration that they were not consulted about the plea agreement or its subsequent revocation.

“We are astounded and deeply frustrated that our families were not consulted or even notified in advance of the plea deal or its subsequent revocation,” 9/11 Justice President Brett Eagleson said in a statement. “These monsters need to be forced to share every piece of information they have about the attacks and be held fully accountable for the murder of our loved ones. It’s not just about punishment, it’s about uncovering the full truth.”