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ON THE HORIZON: Ships get into position in December to finish building turbines for South Fork Wind, 15 miles east of Block Island. The wind farm is now operational and providing power for New York.  AP FILE PHOTO/JULIA NIKHINSON

With South Fork Wind open, others will follow

Economy 03/29/2024

America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish...

ORSTED A/S has submitted plans to Rhode Island Energy for a new offshore wind farm, Starboard Wind, a 1,184-megawatt farm that would power 600,000 homes across Rhode Island and Connecticut. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

R.I. Energy fields four large-scale offshore wind farm proposals

Economy 03/27/2024

PROVIDENCE – Four developers are seeking to add to Rhode Island’s offshore wind plans. Rhode Island Energy announced Wednesday that Avangrid Renewables LLC, Orsted A/S,...

EVERSOURCE ENERGY LLC says it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its 50% ownership share in South Fork Wind off Long Island and Revolution Wind to Global Infrastructure Partners. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

Investment fund buying Eversource’s share in Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind

Economic Activity 02/14/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC has found a buyer for its stake in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Rhode Island. The company...

Eversource faces up to $1.6B in impairment charges on 3 offshore...

Economic Activity 01/10/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC said it expects to record an impairment charge of up to $1.6 billion as talks proceed to sell its...

IT REMAINS to be seen whether the appeals filed on behalf of the Preservation Society of Newport County and the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation will be successful in having the federal government reconsider its approvals of two wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island. / AP PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

Does new legal action by R.I. preservation groups against offshore wind...

Economy 12/15/2023

The lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island objecting to the federal government's approval of wind farms off the coast...

Newport, B.I. preservation groups sue to stop offshore wind farms, saying...

Economy 11/24/2023

NEWPORT – Decrying what it calls the fast-tracking of hundreds of skyscraper-high structures that would dwarf the Statue of Liberty, the Preservation Society of...

Revolution Wind project lands final federal permit

Economic Activity 11/20/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Revolution Wind project’s construction and operations plan earned approval Monday from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy...

Eversource finds buyer for its share of Revolution Wind, 2 other...

Economic Activity 11/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – Eversource Energy LLC is a step closer to selling its stake in Revolution Wind and two other offshore wind projects, CEO Joe...

As U.S. East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much...

Economic Activity 09/11/2023

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) – As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much...