Prior to a town hall meeting in New Bedford Saturday, Senators Warren and Markey and Rep. Keating met with fishermen to discuss the issues facing the industry.
The governor said the selection of an offshore wind power supplier could be pushed back "a few weeks" from Monday, when evaluators previously planned to announce their choice.
The Department of the Interior has announced that two additional areas located off Massachusetts are now available for commercial wind energy development.
Last week's two-day national mayor's summit on smart cities and new energy technologies at New Bedford's Whaling Museum has led to the creation of "The New Bedford Principles," a six-point energy recommendation that the U.S. Conference of Mayors will make to Congress and the Trump Administration to hopefully be included with the president's planned infrastructure overhaul.
New Bedford is hosting a national mayors' summit on smart cities and energy technologies Thursday and Friday, with about 20 mayors, industry experts and policy leaders meeting to discuss renewable energy technologies.