N.J. firm picked to build Rhode Island’s wind farm
06:53 AM EDT on Thursday, September 25, 2008

By Timothy C. Barmann
Providence Journal Staff Writer

Deepwater Wind, a New Jersey-based firm, has been selected by state officials to finance and build a massive wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, Governor Carcieri plans to announce today.

Related links
Extra: Graphic of average size wind turbine
The project, expected to cost about $1.5 billion, would be one of the largest private development projects ever in the state.

The winning developer said its anchoring technology would allow the 100-turbine wind project to be located 15 to 20 miles off the coast, a distance that would make the wind turbines practically invisible from shore.