First Wind Turbine to Power New York Up and Running

The east coast of New York’s Long Island doesn’t just have some nice beaches. It also produces great wind. David Hardy’s company, Orstead Americas, is bringing that wind to the land with a wind farm. That’s how energy generated from a wind turbine is being harnessed and put into the local electric grid. Hardy tells CBS News that this offshore wind farm will have 12 turbines and generate 132 megawatts of power. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

[GalaxyGaming]

Never thought I'd see one in the ocean

[aaronvallejo]

Offshore wind has the awesome potential to power our coastal cities all over the world 🌎 with clean, secure, carbon free electricity. Let's build our clean energy future!

[finjatortl]

I just hope it doesn't disrupt or kill off marine life

[padonjeters]

I delivered this unit to the site offshore!

[lulu-kfzl]

Google whales mysteriously dying around wind turbines, then come back and let me know how you’re “going green” is going 🤷🏻‍♀️

[dylant]

Probably can’t even power a hot dog cart

[LazyAmericanWoman]

could’ve just built a hamster wheel and had them take turns

[g-ridez]

Clean energy as long as it benefits us

[mactastic]

How is it 70 thousand homes? Megawatt isn’t the same as Megawatt hour.

[M]

First turbine to power up New York? We've had turbines in Buffalo off the coast of Lake Erie for decades now

[TheLiamster]

They should be built all along the American coastline and the Great Lakes

[Adam_Antium]

what about first atmosphere energy harnessing tower, the tesla tower, pretty cool idea. essentially harnessing the earths magnetic current for energy.

[__ZANE__]

yeah, those wind turbines really helped texas during the snow-mageddon huh? not!
trouble is that they don't produce more energy than they take to build and maintain.

[journeymansmitty]

Well I got a feeling this is going to be the start of something different🤔

[ye]

And that is definitely not human caused climate change. And in case it is, it's good and the earth better appreciate this precious gift. 😂

[leifbruner]

How many whales has it killed? Or is that a conspiracy theory.

[marybeth]

Big mistake. Find how much it costs to maintain!!!! Clean energy??😂😂😂

[renaissance]

the wind mill from courage the cowardly dog LOL