US regulators approve construction plan for 132-MW South Fork offshore wind project

摘要

The US Interior Department said Nov. 24 that it has approvedconstruction and operations for the 132-MW South Fork Wind projectoffshore Rhode Island that will supply power to New York.The South Fork Wind project being developed by a 50-50 jointventure between Denmark’s Ørsted and Massachusetts-basedEversource Energy will be located approximately 19 miles southeast ofBlock Island, Rhode Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, NewYork.