During a tour of the construction 12 miles south of the Vineyard, the company behind the project said the turbines could start producing electricity as early as October.
While many have touted the arrival of offshore wind, there are also concerns about the scope of the effort and the potential for irreparable damage to species that live and migrate through the area.
An entirely new energy industry in the U.S. took a step forward earlier this month when, just 14 miles south of the Vineyard, construction started on the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind energy farm.
As construction on the U.S.’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm started this week, another proposed for the waters south of the Vineyard said it hopes to sever its contracts.
One of the many nice things about living on the Island is that we have a much better view of the stars at night than most of the eastern mainland.
With construction now thrumming on the Vineyard Haven waterfront, the CEO of Vineyard Wind said this week that he expects the company’s first turbine to be installed by late summer.