Avangrid Commissions 10 wind turbines at 806 MW Offshore wind farm

Avangrid, Inc and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced that the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project is now delivering more than 136 MW to the electric grid in Massachusetts, USA.

Vineyard Wind 1 now has 10 turbines totaling approximately 136 MW, enough to power 64,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth. Vineyard Wind 1 has installed 47 foundations, transition pieces, and 21 turbines, with installation of the 22nd turbine underway. 

The power from the project interconnects to the New England grid in Barnstable, transmitted by underground cables that connect to a substation further inland on Cape Cod. Once completed, the project will consist of 62 wind turbines.

Once fully operational the wind project will meet the consumption of more than 400,000 homes and businesses. The wind farm is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 325,000 cars off the road annually.