Revolution Wind announced the receipt of its Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
With the ROD, Revolution Wind plans to continue its onshore construction activities in the coming weeks before switching its focus to offshore construction ramping up in 2024.
The project, which is expected to be operational in 2025, is a collaboration between Ørsted and Eversource (NYSE:ES) and will serve as the first utility-scale offshore wind farm serving Connecticut and Rhode Island. When it is operational, the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind will deliver 400 megawatts of offshore wind power to Rhode Island and 304 megawatts to Connecticut, powering more than 350,000 homes across the two states.
“After years of careful planning, today, we celebrate the beginning of Revolution Wind”™s transition from a dream to a reality,” said Joe Nolan, chairman, president and CEO of Eversource Energy. “Having reached this important milestone, in the coming weeks we will begin onshore construction on this critical clean energy project, which will produce enough renewable energy to power more than 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and for our customers in Connecticut. We are thrilled to be getting the next phase of this project started, as we continue to deliver on our promise of investing in local communities and creating jobs for workers in the industries of tomorrow, today.”
