U.S. grid regulators warned that North America’s electric power system is not expanding fast enough to meet rising demand, ...

As wind blows it generates kinetic energy, which is energy from movement. This turns the blades on a turbine, which then causes a shaft (drive shaft) within the system to rotate (view diagram below).

The Vineyard Wind announced the first electricity contribution to the grid from one of its turbines located 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra said this marks a ...

New wind projects could be coming to Northern Maine–just not new power. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has released a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,200 MW of new onshore ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Despite some recent financial setbacks, U.S. offshore windpower has hit a milestone. An 800-foot tall turbine is now sending electricity onto the grid from a commercial-scale ...

Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what's set to be the country's first commercial offshore wind farm. It’s a ...

Britain’s wind farm turbines wasted enough energy to power all of London last year, new figures show. A record 10 terawatt hours (TWh) of wind power went to waste in 2025, accor ...

Memories of the deadly 2021 weather event linger even as the state now appears far better prepared.