Michael Dwyer/ASSOCIATED PRESS Deepwater One is the first offshore wind farm in all of North America. North America’s first offshore wind farm, Deepwater One, started operations last Wednesday and is expected to be in full swing by Thanksgiving. But it’s a big win after 15 years of trying to get offshore wind power off the ground. Cape Wind, a 130-turbine offshore wind farm planned five miles to the north off the coast of Massachusetts, was supposed to be the first in the country. Cape Wind’s struggles provided an instructive example of what not to do for Deepwater Wind, the Providence-based developer behind Block Island farm.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2016 13:17 UTC