Seth Kaplan is the North American Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Ocean Winds (OW), a global offshore wind joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE. He is responsible for OW’s interactions with Federal agencies, legislative leadership and policy including transmission policy and implementation. He previously served as Director of External Affairs and Permitting on the SouthCoast (formerly Mayflower) Wind Energy project off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He supports OW’s other U.S. projects: Bluepoint Wind in the New York Bight and Golden State Wind which has a lease area off the Central Coast of California. Before joining OW, Seth managed Government and Regulatory Affairs for EDP Renewables across the Eastern U.S. He previously worked at the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston for 16 years in various capacities, where his last assignment was as Vice President for Climate Policy. Seth has extensive experience with Local, State and Federal permitting schemes including FERC regulation of the wholesale electricity market, ISO/RTO stakeholder processes and NEPA environmental review. He lives in Brookline Massachusetts with his wife (a law professor), children, and a variety of pets.