Biden Administration Approves First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
- 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project opens new era for U.S.
- Wind farm would be 12 miles from Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard
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The long-stalled push to build massive wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean along the U.S. East Coast took a crucial step forward Tuesday as the Biden administration approved plans for a project off Martha’s Vineyard.
The $2.8 billion installation proposed by Vineyard Wind LLC will be the first major wind farm in waters off the U.S., which has lagged behind Europe and Asia in generating power at sea. It sets the stage for other developers seeking approval to build more than a dozen other wind projects from Massachusetts to North Carolina.