After years of starts and stops, workers installed the final blades on the last turbine Friday evening to complete Vineyard Wind, the country’s first large-scale offshore wind project.
It will be at least several weeks until all 62 turbines in the wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts are fully up and running, generating power for the New England grid. Still, the end of construction is a milestone for the project and the U.S. offshore wind industry, which has faced years of economic and political headwinds.
Gov. Maura Healey said she was “thrilled” to learn construction was complete, noting that the project is expected to save Massachusetts ratepayers $1.4 billion over the first 20 years of operation…