Vineyard Wind

Vineyard Wind 1
Turbine components being staged at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal
Map
Country
  • United States
LocationOCS-A 0501 Lease Area
Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore Massachusetts
Coordinates41°02′00″N 70°37′00″W / 41.03325°N 70.61667°W / 41.03325; -70.61667
Construction beganNovember 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
Construction cost$2.3–2.8 billion[1][2]
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
Distance from shore15 miles (24 km)
Rotor diameter
  • 220 m (720 ft)
Power purchase agreement$0.09 / kWh for 20 years
Power generation
Make and modelGE Haliade-X 13 MW
Units planned62 × 13 MW
Nameplate capacity
  • 804 MW
External links
Websitewww.vineyardwind.com
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Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-designated Lease Area OCS-A 0520, about 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts. The array is designed to include 62 Haliade-X wind turbines manufactured by GE Offshore Wind with a nameplate capacity of 804 MW combined, equivalent to the annual power use of 400,000 homes.[2][3][4][5] The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved the project in 2019.[6] Construction began on November 18, 2021.[7] In October 2023, the first turbine was installed.[8] Power from the first turbine started flowing into the ISO New England grid on January 2, 2024.[9] Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.[9]

The separate Vineyard Wind 2 project in Lease Area OCS-A 0522[10] was awarded a contract with Massachsetts for 800 MW in September 2024.[11]

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  2. ^ a b Davenport, Coral; Friedman, Lisa (May 11, 2021). "Biden Administration Approves Nation's First Major Offshore Wind Farm". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm - Consent Authorised - United States | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vineyard Wind Draft Construction and Operations Plan - Volume 1" (PDF). www.boem.gov. September 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "GE Vernova's first Haliade-X offshore wind turbine installed at sea begins producing power | GE Vernova News". www.gevernova.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Department of Public Utilities Approves Offshore Wind Energy Contracts | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Frangoul, Anmar (November 19, 2021). "Construction starts at America's first major offshore wind farm". CNBC.
  8. ^ Frangoul, Anmar (October 19, 2023). "America's first major offshore wind farm installs first of 62 huge turbines from GE unit". CNBC. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Sabrina Shankman (January 3, 2024). "With a flip of the switch, offshore wind energy enters New England's grid". The Boston Globe.
  10. ^ "Vineyard Northeast | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management". BOEM. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History". September 6, 2024.