New York Completes Its First Offshore Wind Farm Off Long Island
- South Fork Wind is powering 70,000 homes and businesses
- Completion marks milestone for industry hit by inflation
A wind turbine at the South Fork Wind Farm in the Atlantic Ocean.
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New York state’s first offshore wind farm is fully up and running, delivering enough clean energy for 70,000 Long Island homes and businesses.
South Fork Wind, with 12 turbines, is the first commercial-scale offshore project to be completed in the US, according to a statement Thursday from Turn Forward, a clean energy advocacy group. The 132-megawatt project was jointly developed by Orsted AS and Eversource Energy, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Long Island.