January 23, 2023 — Offshore wind industry experts say that wind could be the answer to minimize our carbon footprint, and here in the U.S., we’re seeing one of the country’s first offshore wind projects come to life off the coast of Massachusetts where the wind will be used as an emissions-free energy source.
Vineyard Wind is currently constructing the country’s largest commercial offshore wind project, and the goal is to use electricity produced by wind turbines to power homes starting in 2023.
“We’re about a year into onshore construction, and we’ve just begun offshore,” said Andrew Doba, spokesperson for Vineyard Wind. “One spin of the turbine will power a home for 24 hours in the U.S.”
There will be 62 turbines spaced about a mile apart that will produce power for about 400,000 homes. The turbines will be constructed about 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Underwater cables will bring that energy from the turbines to Covell’s Beach in Barnstable, Massachusetts.