Two offshore wind turbines will start sending electricity to US grid for the first time
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
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For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The moment is being hailed by advocates as a breakthrough for the offshore wind power industry.
The turbine delivered about 5 megawatts of power to the Massachusetts grid just before midnight Wednesday.
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra said it's "a new chapter ... delivering the first clean offshore wind power to the grid in Massachusetts.”