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The following table lists offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are in various states development for the Outer Continental Shelf in U.S. territorial waters of the East Coast of the United States, [31] where a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) wind energy area lease has been secured [32] [33] and have gained at least some ...
As of 2022, the US had 0.042 GW of offshore wind power, [ 4 ] in addition to which Vineyard Wind started coming online in stages on January 2, 2024. [ 5 ] Wind energy lease areas off the southern coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as of October, 2022. There is more than 16 GW of capacity planned for the Atlantic Coast.
Block Island Wind Farm was the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, [ 5 ] located 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Block Island, Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The five-turbine, 30 MW project was developed by Deepwater Wind, now known as Ørsted US Offshore Wind. Construction began in 2015, and in late summer 2016, five Alstom ...
Wind power is a branch of the energy industry that has expanded quickly in the United States over the last several years. [ 1 ] From January through December 2023, 425.2 terawatt-hours were generated by wind power, or 10.18% of electricity in the United States. [ 2 ] The average wind turbine generates enough electricity in 46 minutes to power ...
Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management -designated Lease Area OCS-A 0520, about 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts. The array is designed to include 62 Haliade-X wind turbines manufactured ...
The Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) was a program to explore offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia. [4] [5] Dominion Virginia Power was awarded $4 million in 2012 and $47 million in 2014 from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt ...
For onshore wind farms, see List of onshore wind farms. For more complete lists, see Lists of offshore wind farms. Four offshore wind farms are in the Thames Estuary area: Kentish Flats, Gunfleet Sands, Thanet and London Array. The latter was largest in the world. Offshore wind farm locations. Locations in gray are under construction.
Young Wind Farm Texas: 500 [98] Chevelon Butte wind farm Arizona: 477 [99] Alle-Catt wind farm New York: 340 [100] Boswell Springs Wind Farm (2023) Wyoming: 331 [101] Thunderhead Wind Energy Nebraska: 300 [102] Seven Cowboy wind farm Oklahoma: 300 [103] Canisteo wind farm New York: 291 [104] Sapphire Sky wind farm Illinois: 260 [105] Badger ...