Block Island Wind Farm

Offshore wind energy development

alternative energy

Wind power generation from turbines located in offshore waters, used to produce electricity for the grid.

Large-scale wind turbines installed in the Baltic Sea to harness wind energy for electricity generation. The project will use approximately 200 turbines.

Rhode Island

Europe

New England

The first commercial offshore wind energy system in the United States, located off the coast of Rhode Island. The facility will generate electricity and feed it into New England's energy grid.

A proposed offshore wind farm located off the coast of Massachusetts intended to be the first offshore wind system in the United States, but stalled due to high costs.

Federal government program offering leases for offshore wind projects. Approximately 165,000 acres of sea territory off Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been auctioned under this program.