Published May 29, 2019 13:49 CEST Veselina Petrova is one of Renewables Now's most experienced green energy writers. For several years she has been keeping track of game-changing events both large and small projects and across the globe.
A 20-year power purchase agreement ( PPA ) for 400 MW of the output of the planned Revolution Wind scheme off the coast of New England has been approved by the Rhode Island Public Utilities commission . The project , which will total 700 MW , is a joint venture between Orsted , Eversource Energy and the Grid . construction could begin in 2020 , with commissioning expected by 2023 . The turbines will be priced at $ 0.07 / kWh . The project , initiated by Deepwater Wind , was subsequently sold to Orsted , which divested 50 % to Eversource in march 2019 .