Iberdrola awarded 791 MW wind farm
Iberdrola, through its US subsidiary Avangrid, has been awarded a 791 MW contract to build the New England Wind 1 offshore wind farm.
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USA: Iberdrola, through its US subsidiary Avangrid, has been awarded a 791 MW contract to build the New England Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The facility will provide clean, emission-free energy to 400000 homes. It will reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 300000 gasoline-based cars off the roads annually.
The project will create more than 4400 full-time equivalent jobs and bring $3 billion of local investment to the region, including a new world class marshalling port in Salem, Massachusetts, and a new offshore wind manufacturing facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts. If a power purchase agreement is signed and approved, the project can begin construction in 2025 and reach full commercial operation in 2029.
The project will border Vineyard Wind 1, the USA’s first large-scale offshore project being built 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Wind 1 will generate electricity for more than 400000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts, create 3600 full time equivalent jobs, save consumers $1.4 billion during the first 20 years of operation and reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year.
Source: Iberdrola
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