The initial wind turbine that’s part of America’s first larger-scale offshore commercial wind farm has started delivering power.
Located 15 miles from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, the Vineyard Wind project’s vanguard blades started turning at 11:52 p.m. Jan. 2, culminating years of planning and construction, according to a news release from the operator.
The first turbine provided 5 megawatts of electricity to New England’s grid. Once experts finish some testing, they expect to have five towers catching wind early this year. The goal is for the project to have 62 turbines that produce the power equivalent needed for 400,000 homes and businesses, all per the release.
“We’ve arrived at a watershed moment for climate action in the U.S., and a dawn for the American offshore wind industry,” Avangrid Renewables CEO Pedro Azagra said in the release.
