The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has committed to purchasing power generated by an offshore wind farm built by the Rhode Island firm Deepwater Wind.
The South Fork Wind Farm is expected to provide 90 megawatts of electricity to the South Fork, where demand is projected to increase sharply.
The facility is scheduled for completion in December 2022. Cable connecting off shore wind generators to LIPAs electric grid will be buried under Gardiners Bay in East Hampton. Long time proponents of off shore wind farms are enthusiastic but local fishermen are concerned over the impact on sea life and their operations.
At a League of Women Voters seminar Monday evening April 17 at Southampton's Rogers Memorial Library, Sustainable East End's host Francesca Rheannon spoke to key players in the project.
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More information on this project:
East Hampton Star: Fishermen Skeptical as Wind Fans Rejoice
27east.com: Critics Take Aim at Offshore Turbine Plans
Block Island Wind Farm - 1st to go on line in US
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