A Huge New 1.2 GW Offshore Wind Farm is Headed to New England

[Think. Again.]

Michelle Lewis, Mar 27 2024 - 10:52 am PT
Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/03/27/offshore-wind-farm-new-england-vineyard-wind-2/

Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states.

The proposal is for Vineyard Wind 2, and it was put forward in response to a solicitation from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island for up to 6.8 GW of offshore wind capacity.

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Vineyard Offshore asserts that its proposal includes more than 200 letters of support from local officials, suppliers, and stakeholders from all three states. An offshore wind tribal benefit agreement was also recently signed with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.



The 1.2 GW offshore wind farm would provide enough clean power to the New England grid for the equivalent of more than 650,000 households starting in 2031. It would avoid 2.1 million tons of CO2 emissions annually across the region, equivalent to taking 414,000 cars off the road.

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The proposal asserts that the development of Vineyard Wind 2 would generate approximately $2.3 billion in direct expenditure and 3,800 job-years of employment across New England, with over $1.5 billion realized in Massachusetts, along with 80% of regional jobs.

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Full Article: https://electrek.co/2024/03/27/offshore-wind-farm-new-england-vineyard-wind-2/

[speak easy]

1. 1.21 Gigawatts?

Great Scott!

[Progressive dog]

2. 1200 Gigawatts is USA generating capacity

at end of 2022. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php
At the end of 2022, the United States had 1,160,169 MW—or about 1.16 billion kW—of total utility-scale electricity-generation capacity and about 39,486 MW—or nearly 0.04 billion kW—of small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity-generation capacity.
We need many more wind farms and other renewable electricity sources to even come close to net zero emissions. Seventy one percent of generating capacity is currently not renewable.

[Think. Again.]

3. Yes, I completely agree...

...We need many more wind farms and other renewable electricity sources to even come close to net zero emissions.

So let's get busy.

(We also need to decrease unneccesary usage, but that's a different discussion.)