PROVIDENCE — The electric cables for the Block Island Wind Farm were supposed to be buried in trenches at least four feet below the seabed, but workers couldn’t get down as far as they wanted, and ...

No matter how many times I visit the Block Island Wind Farm, I and all those people who are with me are in awe. Blades 240 feet long and turbines that stretch 840 feet into the sky are quite majestic.

Wind-generated electricity has become a big business in the United States. From virtually nothing a decade ago, it has boomed to account for about 5 percent of electricity generated each year. In ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. --Fifteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island stand 600-foot turbines, anchored in 90 feet of Atlantic waters. They are expected to generate enough energy to power 17,000 homes. “We ...

It’s been more than 5 years since the Block Island wind farm became operational. Industry leaders say the farm demonstrates off-shore wind is more than just feasible. PROVIDENCE — Politicians, union ...

The first offshore wind farm in the US has begun generating electricity about 3 miles off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The facility has a capacity of 30 MW and is expected to produce ...

Any day now, America's first offshore wind farm, off Block Island, will begin commercial operation. Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ed Markey says the project will tap into a vast new source of renewable ...