Revolution Wind Delay Nothing New
Vineyard Wind /GE Vernova 50-ton blade failure July 2024
Rhode Island September 18, 2025
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The Revolution Wind 1 project consists of 65 wind turbines, and the Revolution Wind 2 project consists of 110 wind turbines. Construction has started on the first project.
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As of July 2023, Rhode Island Energy withdrew from its Power Purchase Agreement with Ørsted and Eversource for the offshore wind farm Revolution Wind 2, raising issues over increased expenses, interest rates, inflation, and federal tax credits.
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Several states signed unachievable laws to reach climate goals by 2030.
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These same New England states shunned new pipelines and shut down fossil fuel plants before offshore wind had even started to generate power. Politicians bet on a loser, putting electric ratepayers at risk. They put the cart before the horse.
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During the cancellation of power purchase agreements and offshore companies rebidding contracts, the electric bills have become as high as a second mortgage on a residential home.
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Recently, the Trump administration shut down the Revolution Wind 1 project because of national defense, and multiple lawsuits have been filed. Politicians argue the loss of jobs from offshore wind but forget the 10,000 jobs lost by the Biden administration shutting down the Keystone pipeline.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island are requesting a preliminary injunction to restart the stalled Revolution Wind project.
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Questions have been raised about whether states, cities, and towns have invested taxpayers' revenue in offshore wind. Orsted stock has dropped dramatically since August.
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The alternative is natural gas and SMR, small modular reactors.
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Maine as Third World Country:
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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