{"id":34701,"date":"2026-03-17T15:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/revolution-wind-comes-online-vineyard-wind-1-completes-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:06:14","slug":"revolution-wind-comes-online-vineyard-wind-1-completes-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/revolution-wind-comes-online-vineyard-wind-1-completes-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolution Wind comes online, Vineyard Wind 1 completes construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/814972\/2026-03-17_13.33.08\/revolution-wind-comes-online-vineyard-wind-completes-construction.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The embattled U.S. offshore wind industry cleared two more hurdles Friday as the 700-MW Revolution Wind offshore Rhode Island became the third offshore wind project to start delivering power, and the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts completed construction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Both projects faced delays after the Trump administration issued a Dec. 22 blanket stop work order halting construction on all five offshore wind projects under development in federal waters, citing national security concerns. Federal judges ultimately ruled in favor of all five projects, allowing them to resume.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Revolution Wind previously won an injunction against a September stop work order from Trump which <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/revolution-wind-construction-resume-injunction-trump\/760973\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>specifically targeted that project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and also cited national security concerns. The project is being developed by \u00d8rsted and Global Infrastructure Partners&#8217; Skyborn Renewables.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project is close to completion and \u201cis expected to supply enough electricity to power more than 350,000 homes and businesses,\u201d \u00d8rsted said. \u201cThe project will deliver power under fixed-price, 20-year agreements with energy utilities in Rhode Island and Connecticut.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On Friday, Vineyard Wind 1 completed physical construction by installing its final turbine, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newbedfordlight.org\/vineyard-wind-completes-installation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The New Bedford Light reported<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> \u2013 though some turbines still have to undergo commissioning and testing before they\u2019re brought online. Vineyard Wind 1 is currently delivering power to Massachusetts\u2019 grid. The project is the largest to complete construction in the U.S. so far.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis marks a significant advancement for the U.S. market that currently has a single, fully operational commercial-scale wind farm,\u201d the Oceantic Network said in a Saturday release. That farm is the 130-MW South Fork Wind, which began <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/south-fork-wind-begins-operations-New-York-Eversource\/710536\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>delivering power to Long Island in early 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/revolution-wind-comes-online-vineyard-wind-completes-construction\/814972\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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