A Third Major US Offshore Wind Farm Is Now Fully Operational
Despite the Trump administration's efforts to halt development on a $6.2 billion wind farm, it's now "completely up and running," reports the nonprofit energy news site Canary Media, delivering enough electricity to power the equivalent over 350,000 homes: On Thursday, the Danish energy giant Ørsted said its 704-megawatt wind farm near Connecticut and Rhode Island began "generating up to…
The Danish energy company Orsted has announced that its 704-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, known as Revolution Wind, has reached full capacity and is now generating electricity to power over 350,000 homes. This marks the completion of the third major U.S. offshore wind farm to reach full operational status, following South Fork Wind near New York and Vineyard Wind near Massachusetts.
Initially, projections had anticipated a much larger installation of offshore wind farms, with BNEF forecasting 39 gigawatts by 2035, but current expectations have dropped to just 5.9 gigawatts. Despite setbacks, such as construction halts and legal challenges, Orsted remains committed to expanding the offshore wind sector, including plans for Sunrise Wind, another 924-MW project off Long Island's coast, which is expected to come online in the second half of next year.
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