Ørsted has announced that the South Fork Wind Farm will be comprised of no more than 12 turbines, rather than as many as 15, as originally planned, but the turbines will be much larger than the ones built off Block Island in 2016 and visible from Montauk's shores on clear days.
The Block Island Wind Farm turbines, as seen from the bluffs in Camp Hero State Park in Montauk. The turbines Ørsted says it will use for the South Fork Wind Farm, which will be another 20 miles further from shore, will be nearly 300 feet taller. Michael Wright
Ørsted has announced that the South Fork Wind Farm will be comprised of no more than 12 turbines, rather than as many as 15, as originally planned, but the turbines will be much larger than the ones built off Block Island in 2016 and visible from Montauk's shores on clear days.
The Block Island Wind Farm turbines, as seen from the bluffs in Camp Hero State Park in Montauk. The turbines Ørsted says it will use for the South Fork Wind Farm, which will be another 20 miles further from shore, will be nearly 300 feet taller. Michael Wright
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