U.S.’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project prepares for construction
Vineyard Wind will issues notices to proceed to its contractors in the coming days and weeks, the company said. Onshore work begins this fall with offshore work commencing in 2022.
Located 15 miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Wind is expected to begin delivering power to the grid in 2023. The offshore wind farm will generate electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million tons per year.
Vineyard Wind 1 will use GE’s Haliade-X wind turbine generators, the most powerful in operation to date. With this selection, GE Renewable Energy is poised to play a pivotal role in the development of offshore wind power in the U.S., which will be a major source of investments and job creation up and down the supply chain in communities across the region.