Biden Administration Greenlights Major Wind Project Off East Coast

Once complete, Vineyard Wind will be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm, powering approximately 400,000 homes.

The Biden administration on Tuesday granted final federal approval to the long-stalled Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, a first major action toward its goal of accelerating offshore wind development over the next decade. The $2.8 billion, 84-turbine project will dwarf existing offshore wind farms in the U.S., generating enough power to electrify some 400,000 homes. It will be built 12 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, with turbines located at least 1 nautical mile apart and spread out over some 160,000 acres. The project, a joint venture of Avangrid Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, is slated to come online as soon as 2023. Construction and operation are expected to create some 3,600 new jobs.