Vineyard Wind’s Troubles Mount Despite Political Victory Lap
Troubled windfarm is producing less than half the promised output, sensors are repeatedly tripping offline, and it’s engaged in a legal battle with its turbine manufacturer.
Posted by Leslie Eastman Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 09:00am
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Two summers ago, we began following the saga of the Vineyard Farms offshore wind project and its blade failure near Nantucket.
After one blade failed and fell into the water, the beaches were littered with sharp fiberglass shards, creating a suboptimal condition at the height of the summer tourist season. The continuing investigation into the cause of this environmental contamination incident determined that a manufacturing flaw in the blade was responsible for the failure.
Subsequently, residents of Nantucket began demanding the end of these mammoth offshore wind farms, and fishermen protested at the site of the blade failure.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey declared victory last month, celebrating the completion of Vineyard Wind as a shining beacon of “energy independence” that would slash electricity costs.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/vineyard-winds-troubles-mount-despite-political-victory-lap/
