Way is cleared for largest US offshore wind farm
Uniondale, New York
SEEKING to meet growing electric demand in the Hamptons with renewable energy, the Long Island Power Authority approved the nation's largest offshore wind farm on Wednesday, set for the waters between the eastern tip of Long Island and Martha's Vineyard.
The farm, with as many as 15 turbines capable of powering 50,000 average homes, is the first of several planned by the developer, Deepwater Wind. It will be in a 256 square mile (663 sq km) parcel, with room for as many as 200 turbines, that the company is leasing from the federal government.
"It is the largest project to date, but it will not be the last project,…
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