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$1.4B saved: #Massachusetts locks in cheaper #offshorewind power
Massachusetts has activated long-term contracts for #VineyardWind, the state’s first #utilityscale offshore wind project. Officials say the move will stabilize prices for 20 years and cut a projected $1.4 billion from customer electricity bills over that period.
The contracts, signed by utilities on behalf of customers, are expected to deliver average direct savings of about 1.4 cents per kilowatt-hour.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/01/1-4b-saved-massachusetts-locks-in-cheaper-offshore-wind-power/ -
Offshore Wind Projects Clash With Federal Authority Amidst National Security Claims
Offshore wind projects like Vineyard Wind can restart construction after judges lifted federal stop-work orders citing national security concerns.
#OffshoreWind, #VineyardWind, #EnergyPolicy, #NationalSecurity, #ClimateAction
https://newsletter.tf/offshore-wind-projects-resume-construction-after-halts/
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Judges have allowed major offshore wind projects to resume construction, lifting federal stop-work orders. This is a significant win for developers after months of delays.
#OffshoreWind, #VineyardWind, #EnergyPolicy, #NationalSecurity, #ClimateAction
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Landmark #offshorewind farms come online in the #US
#RevolutionWind and #VineyardWind are two of several #windfarm projects that have come under fire from the Trump administration, putting pause on leases for them and three other wind farm projects being built off #EastCoast, citing national security concerns. Before then, wind energy advocates anticipated that some 5.8GW worth of new offshore wind energy would be constructed between 2025 and 2029.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/landmark-offshore-wind-farms-come-online-in-the-u-s/
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#VineyardWind, #America's first large-scale #offshorewind project, finishes construction
It will be at least several weeks until all 62 #windturbines in the #windfarm off the coast of #Massachusetts are fully up and running, generating power for the #NewEngland grid.
It was one of five major East Coast offshore wind projects the Trump administration halted construction on days before Christmas, citing national security concerns.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/14/vineyard-wind-construction-complete-massachusetts-offshore-wind -
Judge Revives #WindFarm That #Trump Halted Off Martha’s Vineyard
The project, known as #VineyardWind, was already 95% complete when the Trump admin ordered construction to stop.
The ruling was the fourth legal setback that the Trump admin has suffered in its quest to throttle the country’s nascent offshore #wind industry.
#law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateSolutions #energy #RenewableEnergy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/climate/judge-offshore-wind-vineyard-massachusetts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#VineyardWind1 just became the US's largest operating #offshore #windfarm
Sustainable energy company #Avangrid and green investors Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners today announced that at #VineyardWind 1 project five more #windturbines came online so Vineyard Wind 1 is now delivering more than 136 megawatts (MW) to the electric grid in #Massachusetts. (#NewYork’s #SouthForkWind, the US’s first complete utility-scale #offshorewind farm, is 132 MW.)
https://electrek.co/2024/06/25/vineyard-wind-1-us-largest-operating-offshore-wind-farm/ -
The first turbine is up at the US’s first commercial #offshorewind farm: #VineyardWind 1,
The first of 62 #GE #HaliadeX #windturbines at #VineyardWind1 is complete. The announcement says the “fully assembled machine represents the largest turbine in the western world.” It has a 220-meter (722-foot) rotor, has 107-meter (351-foot) blades, and is 248 meters (814 feet) tall, can't wait for the full #WindFarm to be ready!
https://electrek.co/2023/10/20/first-turbine-us-first-commercial-offshore-wind-farm/ -
"The $4 billion project, known as #VineyardWind, is expected to start generating electricity by year’s end, [delivering] enough power to light up 400,000 homes.
Cables carrying electricity created by spinning rotors will land on a beach in #Barnstable on #CapeCod and then head to consumers in the state."
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