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South Fork Wind Farm Will Not Be Impacted by Soaring Industry Costs, Developer Says

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The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

The tower components for the first of 12 turbines being installed off Block Island as part of the South Fork Wind Farm are being assembled this week. ORSTED PHOTOS

authorMichael Wright on Nov 8, 2023
The runaway train momentum that had seemed to be driving the burgeoning offshore wind energy industry unstoppably forward has been slowed, somewhat, in recent months by surging costs that have... more

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