Orsted has announced that its US 130MW offshore project South Fork Wind is officially delivering first power.
The project off the coast of Long Island is a JV with US utility Eversource Energy.
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The Danish developer said: “Located off the US East Coast, the project is successfully generating electricity from its first turbine, becoming the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters to begin providing offshore wind power to the grid.
“When fully complete in the coming weeks, South Fork Wind’s 12 wind turbines will be able to power the equivalent of around 70,000 US homes.
“Congratulations to all involved for their hard work in making this milestone possible.”