Rhode Island is set to procure 200 megawatts from a 1,287-megawatt offshore wind farm that would supply the rest of its power to Massachusetts.

Rhode Island Energy has released its latest offshore wind solicitation, and the request for proposals seeks up to 1,200 megawatts of new capacity — enough to power around a half-million homes.

The offshore wind project has faced multiple delays since it was first announced in 2023. The project is supposed to power more than a million homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Construction was ...

Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it will evaluate proposals from Avangrid Renewables, Orsted, SouthCoast Wind Energy and Vineyard Offshore. It had requested proposals for approximately 1,200 ...

The 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm, developed by Deepwater Wind and owned by Ørsted, is the first commercial offshore wind project in the U.S. Rhode Island has another 400 megawatts on tap ...

Rhode Island leaders and offshore wind executives celebrating just that at ProvPort Monday. "Here in the Ocean State, we are a leader in offshore wind and today marks a significant moment in our ...

Offshore Rhode Island wind farm is nation's first, powering small island 02:05. BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. --Fifteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island stand 600-foot turbines, anchored in 90 feet of ...

Rhode Island is making strides in the renewable energy sector, with plans to develop offshore wind energy. Governor McKee recently announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 600 to 1,000 ...

Massachusetts selected 1,087 MW of the 1,287-MW SouthCoast Wind, with Rhode Island selecting the remaining 200 MW. Massachusetts also selected the 791-MW New England Wind 1 and 800 MW of the 1,260 ...

Rhode Island is home to the nation’s first commercial offshore wind project, the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm, which consists of five turbines that started churning out energy in 2016.