Off the coast of Rhode Island is the United State's first offshore wind farm, Block Island Wind Farm. Block Island Wind Farm has five turbines that will be able to power 17,000 homes. Currently the blades are locked, but in October they will begin to capture the power of the wind. Many people hope that the use of the wind farm will be the beginning of a new industry that will work towards reducing pollution. It is more efficient to have wind turbines offshore because the winds are stronger on the water. Using offshore wind turbines produces a lot of energy and would result in a smaller need for energy sources that are harmful to the environment. The wind turbines would produce large amounts of energy with less pollution than what traditional power plants would produce. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/science/americas-first-offshore-wind-farm-may-power-up-a-new-industry.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&_r=0
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