BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced New England’s largest-ever offshore wind project at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
The energy savings from the project are predicted to be the equivalent of taking one million gas-powered cars off the road.
Massachusetts selected three sites to procure offshore wind–totaling 2,878 megawatts–that will power 1.4 million homes across the state.
This project will represent almost twenty percent of the state’s total electric demand.
“For decades, our entire region has experienced significant volatility in prices while also worrying about reliability. Massachusetts cannot continue down this path,” said Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environment Affairs, Rebecca Tepper at the press conference. “Offshore wind is our future, and it’s vital that we build that future today.”
Governor Healey said that in addition to strides in clean energy, the projects will create thousands of jobs and generate billions in economic activity.