As winter grips the U.S. Northeast, the U.S. Coast Guard has launched its annual winter energy security effort — Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters (RENEW) 2026 — to keep heating oil flowing to millions of residents.
Operation RENEW — now in its second decade — focuses on icebreaking and support missions across Northeast waterways so that fuel, food, medical supplies, and goods can continue moving even in harsh winter conditions.