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Ørsted and Eversource hosted a boat tour of South Fork Wind, New York's first offshore wind farm, on December 7. The first turbine went online on December 6. DANA SHAW

Ørsted and Eversource hosted a boat tour of South Fork Wind, New York's first offshore wind farm, on December 7. The first turbine went online on December 6. DANA SHAW

27Speaks on Dec 21, 2023

The first offshore wind turbine to power New York State went into service on December 6, and 11 more turbines are slated to be completed soon, bringing the long-aborning South Fork Wind project to fruition. Reporters Michael Wright and Tom Gogola join the editors on the podcast to discuss South Fork Wind and the future of wind power for Long Island.

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