The projects include Vineyard Wind; Revolution Wind, in Rhode Island and Connecticut; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; and two large New York developments, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind. When pipelines hit capacity, gas prices spike and electricity prices rise with them. Retail customers feel that volatility with a lag, as high wholesale prices work their way into monthly bills. Offshore wind matters here because it can address the affordability problem in the way the Northeast actually experiences it: as winter volatility driven by gas. Offshore wind doesn’t need pipeline capacity, and it doesn’t become more expensive when fuel markets seize up.