The federal government on Tuesday signed off on Revolution Wind, the first large-scale offshore wind power project that would bring its electricity directly to Rhode Island. Revolution Wind, a joint venture of Danish developer Ørsted and the Massachusetts utility Eversource, would be in federal waters more than 15 miles south of Rhode Island and 12 miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard, the companies say. It would bring its power via an undersea cable to Quonset Point. Rhode Island is buying 400 megawatts of the project’s power, and Connecticut 304 megawatts. The federal government says that’s enough power for almost 250,000 homes. Supporters say offshore wind will help the states combat climate change and create good-paying jobs. While it will be Rhode Island’s first utility-scale wind farm, it will also serve as Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, period, the developers say.
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