"Offshore construction was completed Friday night on Vineyard Wind with the installation of the final blades. Vineyard Wind is a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, located 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts. It has 62 turbines that will generate a total of 800 megawatts. That is enough clean electricity to power about 400,000 homes."
"Trump, who often talks about his hatred of wind power, has said his goal is to not let any 'windmills' be built. Vineyard Wind was one of five major East Coast offshore wind projects the Trump administration halted construction on days before Christmas, citing national security concerns. Developers and states sued, and federal judges allowed all five to resume construction, essentially concluding that the government did not show that the national security risk was so imminent that construction must halt."
"Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has said the completion of this project is essential to ensuring the state can lower costs, meet rising energy demand, advance its climate goals and sustain thousands of good-paying jobs."
Vineyard Wind completed construction in Massachusetts with the installation of final blades, marking the first major offshore wind project finished during Trump's presidency. The Trump administration halted construction on five East Coast offshore wind projects citing national security concerns, but federal judges allowed all five to resume after determining the government failed to demonstrate imminent national security risks. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, features 62 turbines generating 800 megawatts of clean electricity, powering approximately 400,000 homes. Located 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the project has supplied power for over a year. Revolution Wind, another of the five halted projects, began delivering power to New England's grid on Friday and will reach full operational capacity in coming weeks.
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