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Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, project that will power 400,000 homes makes progress amid industry turmoil

It’s the first offshore power substation in the US and in October it is expected to start delivering electricity from Vineyard Wind.

The turbines will be as tall as the Washington Monument with the Statue of Liberty stacked on top. 

It’s the first offshore power substation in the US and in October it is expected to start delivering electricity from Vineyard Wind.

About 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., a massive structure emerges from the Atlantic Ocean. Nearby it will have the biggest turbines in the Atlantic, as tall as the Washington Monument wit...

The developer of Park City Wind may be trying to alter its contract with the state of CT. And that's not the only problem facing the project.

Connecticut could be in danger of losing its biggest offshore wind project — the more than 800-megawatt plan known as Park City Wind. Its developer, Avangrid — parent of United Illuminating and the A...

As of this year, 59 percent of Massachusetts electricity is carbon free, according to state figures. While some energy experts question that number, all agree that getting to 92 percent by the end of the decade, as mandated by Massachusetts law, will be a monumental task.

The state has re-launched wind farm bidding after two major developers moved to back out of previous deals.

Groups backed by fossil fuel companies are disguising themselves as environmentalists, urging regulators and courts to put the brakes on wind farms because they claim to be worried about the harm the structures might do to whales.