Posted 3/14/2024, 6:14:45 PM
America's First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Now Operating off New York's Coast
- America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, South Fork Wind, is now open off the coast of New York with 12 turbines.
- South Fork Wind can generate 132 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power over 70,000 homes.
- The Interior Secretary and New York's governor were on hand to flip the switch to operationalize the wind farm.
- This marks a major milestone for offshore wind in the U.S. and paves the way for larger projects already underway.
- The Biden administration has set a goal of enough offshore wind to power 10 million homes by 2030 as part of the transition to clean energy.
