Maine Offshore Wind Program Manager
State of Maine Governors Energy Office
Stephanie Watson is the Offshore Wind Program Manager for the State of Maine in the Governor's Energy Office. Watson currently leads the Maine Offshore Wind Research Consortium and implementation of the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap developed to create an offshore wind industry that works for Maine’s people, economy, and heritage. Topics of focus include the alignment of floating offshore wind energy research and technology development, policy, supply chain and workforce opportunities, energy markets, stakeholder engagement, and co-existence with fisheries and the environment.
Watson has worked at the interface of the ocean and economy for the last 25 years in coalition-building roles in government and the private sector. Watson has M.S. degrees in Ecology and Environmental Science and in Spatial Information Science & Engineering from the University of Maine. She lives near Portland with her husband and two children.
Driving Down the Cost Curve: Technology and Infrastructure Investments in Floating OSW
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET