Wind Is Getting Really, Really Cheap: The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. marks a turning point for the industry

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WHEN FIFTEEN 240-foot-long spinning fiberglass blades off the coast of Rhode Island finally start converting wind into power before the end of this year, history will be made. The Block Island wind project - five 560-foot-tall wind turbines attached to the seafloor via steel - will be the first offshore wind farm operating in U.S. waters.