Major United States Wind Offshore Farm Delivers First Power to the Grid

One turbine from the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, a major offshore wind farm in the United States, has delivered five megawatts of power to the New England grid for the first time. Vineyard Wind, a $2.8 billion development, was unveiled back in 2021 as a joint project between renewable energy companies Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. When completed, it’s expected to have a total of 62 wind turbines operating and generate 800 megawatts of power. In a Jan. 3 media release, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) called it a “historic moment for the American offshore wind industry” and claimed the project would soon be able to power a significant number of homes, using “clean, affordable energy.”...