Deepwater Wind breaks ground on USA's first offshore wind farm

Jessica Shankleman
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Block Island scheme off Rhode Island expected to be completed in late 2016

The battle to build the USA's first offshore wind farm appears to finally have been won by Deepwater Wind, which this week broke ground on the 30MW project off Rhode Island. Rhode Island Governor Gina...

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