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Wind Farm Construction Underway; First Foundation in Place in Ocean Off Montauk

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The first of 13 foundations that will hold the equipment for the South Fork Wind Farm was installed in the ocean southeast of Block Island last week. The foundations will hold 12 turbines, each some 800 feet tall, and the offshore substation that will send power to shore in Wainscott and eventually to a LIPA substation in East Hampton. ORSTED PHOTO

The first of 13 foundations that will hold the equipment for the South Fork Wind Farm was installed in the ocean southeast of Block Island last week. The foundations will hold 12 turbines, each some 800 feet tall, and the offshore substation that will send power to shore in Wainscott and eventually to a LIPA substation in East Hampton. ORSTED PHOTO

authorMichael Wright on Jun 28, 2023
The first of 13 steel foundations that will comprise the South Fork Wind project was installed in the ocean southeast of Block Island last week, the latest milestone in the... more

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