First major R.I. offshore wind project faces further delays, with no clear completion date

Nancy Lavin

11/24/2020

ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND, which owns and operated the Block Island Wind Farm pictured here, has said the larger, Revolution Wind project will be subject to further delays. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND — ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND, which owns and operates the Block Island Wind Farm pictured above, has said its larger Revolution Wind project will be subject to further delays. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

PROVIDENCE – The 12-year saga of efforts to build a utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Rhode Island has been extended again, with no clear end-date in sight. International developer Orsted A/S, which has a national hub in Providence, has pulled back on its previously estimated 2023 completion date for the Revolution Wind…