Years in the making, winds of change are coming to the state's energy grid. Months after South Fork Wind went live, the far bigger Sunrise Wind will have 84 turbines to generate 924 megawatts, making it the largest wind farm in the nation.
Ocean winds will be supplying the project's clean energy by 2026.
"Six hundred thousand homes. That is the metric and that is a true game changer for Long Island," said Doreen Harris, president of the New York State Research and Development Authority.
Eastern Long Island is ready for the endeavor
My concern with these green projects.
The project is expected to add $1 to $2 per month to Long Island residents' electric bills. When fluctuating fossil fuel prices rise, that's actually a savings.
Notice they mention nothing of price rise when the wind doesn’t blow!