New York's first offshore wind farm may be the future of energy
Newsy
Offshore wind farms are facing hurdles as America tries to expand wind energy infrastructure, but one in New York may be the next frontier.
The future of energy in America may be blowing in the wind.
Wind power currently provides only about 10% of the country's electricity, mostly from the 70,000 land-based turbines in the U.S.
But 35 miles off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, South Fork Wind could represent the next frontier of energy.
"It's the start of many more offshore wind farms to come. There'll be thousands more turbines over the years that are built, starting really with South Fork," said Jennifer Garvey of the Danish company Orsted, who says the farm, now under construction, will feature a dozen turbines in all.
Its tower sections are 800 feet tall, about 1 1/2 times the size of the Statue of Liberty. At 300 feet, its blades are almost as long as a football field.
