Vineyard Wind, country's first large-scale offshore wind project, finishes construction
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Vineyard Wind Completes Construction Despite Trump's Objection
Is Vineyard Wind a clean energy triumph or a costly disaster for Massachusetts?
Above: Off the coast of Nantucket, the Vineyard Wind turbines on Sept. 11, 2025. Image credit: Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
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Left narrative
Offshore wind is no longer a pipe dream — it's powering the grid. Vineyard Wind proves that large-scale clean energy infrastructure works, delivering roughly 6% of Massachusetts' electricity while cutting 1.6 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. Dismissing offshore wind as dead was always wrong, and the turbines spinning today make that crystal clear.
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Vineyard Wind is a costly mess that Massachusetts ratepayers are stuck funding at $80/MWh — well above current wholesale prices — locked in for 20 years. A blade collapse shut down Nantucket's beaches mid-summer, tanking local businesses with zero accountability from the company. Celebrating this project ignores the real financial and physical wreckage it has already left behind.
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