The Path Forward For U.S. Wind Power

The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. is a key stepping stone toward a clean future.

In the choppy swells off the coast of Rhode Island, an attempt at an Earth-saving revolution is staring down one of its biggest tests yet. 

Five massive turbines stand to prove what skeptics and oil lobbyists have long tried to dismiss – that America can run on wind. 

But like a tiny boat in the ocean, the U.S. is massively outperformed. And like the waves splitting against this hull, the path forward won't be smooth. It could knock the country right off course. One of the biggest being that the technology on display on the island won't be enough to sustain the country.