December 6, 2019 — Connecticut agreed to buy power from a huge wind farm planned in the Atlantic Ocean by a joint venture of Avangrid Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
The venture, Vineyard Wind, will provide the state with 804 megawatts, or about 14% of its power needs. It’s part of Governor Ned Lamont’s push to get to 100% of the state’s electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040, Connecticut officials said in a statement Thursday. The project is forecast to come online in 2025.
U.S. states from Massachusetts to Virginia see massive turbines in the ocean as a way to bring clean power to crowded coastal cities and fight global warming. New York has awarded contacts to build 1.7 gigawatts. New Jersey has a contract for 1.1 gigawatts. Analysts forecast it could grow into a $70 billion industry, revitalizing ports up and down the Atlantic.