More than 30 miles from Martha’s Vineyard, construction is underway on the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are installing 62 turbines in the ocean to harness the wind in the area and convert it into clean energy that will power more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts.
This colossal project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.6 million tons a year and create 3,600 jobs. Local fishermen who still repair their nets by hand are contributing to critical environmental development in the 21st century.
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