Renewables
Molly Glick
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Renewables
Mon, Apr 20

NEWS: The US wind industry had a breezy week. 💨

  • SunZia is online: After nearly two decades in development, the country's biggest renewable project has started spinning out electricity. The 3.5-GW SunZia Wind development is testing its 916 turbines in New Mexico and sneakily feeding power to California over a 550-mile line…but neither developer Pattern Energy nor CAISO formally announced the milestone. 

  • Vineyard Wind will keep its turbine supplier: A MA judge blocked GE Vernova from walking off the $4.5B project after developer Vineyard Wind declined to pay the $360M GE says it’s owed. Judge Peter Krupp’s take: the idea of swapping in new contractors for GE's specialized knowledge is "fanciful."

  • Sunrise Wind got its first turbine: Ørsted confirmed the first turbine installation at its NY offshore project, keeping it on track for commercial ops in the second half of 2027. Once online, it's set to power nearly 600K homes.

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