Two Large Offshore Wind Sites Send Power to U.S. Grid for First Time
The turbine delivered about 5 megawatts of power to the Massachusetts grid just before midnight Wednesday.
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The turbine delivered about 5 megawatts of power to the Massachusetts grid just before midnight Wednesday.
The moment is being hailed by advocates as a breakthrough for the offshore wind power industry.
Electricity generated by one of the massive turbines off the coast of Martha's Vineyard was transmitted to New England's power grid for the first time Tuesday night.
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.