Vineyard Wind delivers clean energy from 5 wind turbines to New England’s grid

History was made when Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, delivered clean energy to New England’s grid on January 2, 2024. It is  now generating enough clean energy to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts. The Healey-Driscoll administration announced on Thursday, 2/23,  that five of the 62 planned turbines are now operating at full capacity and generating 68 megawatts (MW) of power.

Once complete, Vineyard Wind, located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts. The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 325,000 cars off the road annually. 

“This is a pivotal victory for the clean energy transition in Massachusetts,” said Lydia Churchill, Clean Energy Campaign Associate with Environment Massachusetts. “The Bay State is proving that we don’t need to rely on harmful, polluting fossil fuels but instead can power our lives and address climate change by harnessing the immense renewable energy blowing off our coasts.”

For more on Massachusetts’ offshore wind potential, check out Offshore Wind for America.