First U.S. offshore wind farm delivers power to grid

摘要

In a milestone for a renewable energy sectorrnthat has struggled to get off the groundrnin North America, a 30 megawatt facilityrnnear Rhode Island’s Block Island Mondayrnbecame the first U.S. offshore wind farmrnto deliver power to the grid, feeding a 20-rnmile submarine transmission cable thatrnlinks to the New England grid.