The Fox Islands Wind Project, the largest wind project in New England and possibly the East Coast, supplies electricity to Vinalhaven and North Haven, Maine.

With blades extended, each of the three 1.5 megawatt turbines will stretch nearly 389 feet into the air on Vinalhaven, which is nestled next to its smaller neighbor about 12 miles off the coast from Rockland. The windmills are expected to generate 11,605 megawatt hours of electricity per year, a little more power than the islands need. Energy not used by the islanders will be sent to the mainland grid.

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