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Governor Healy and industry leaders highlight Vineyard Wind’s jobs and investments on Martha’s Vineyard
Summary
At a ceremony in Vineyard Haven, Governor Healy, Senator Julian Cyr and Vineyard Wind and Avangrid leaders celebrated operational progress on the Vineyard Wind project, citing thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions in local economic output and state investments to expand offshore wind and workforce training.
Governor Healy and industry and local leaders gathered on Martha’s Vineyard to mark operational milestones for the Vineyard Wind project and to highlight the economic and workforce benefits the initiative is expected to bring to the region.
Governor Healy said the offshore wind facility is already "powering homes" and described the technology as a climate solution and an economic opportunity that could position Massachusetts as a national hub for wind. He credited local officials, industry partners and the Commonwealth for the project’s progress and framed public-private partnerships as essential to scale the industry.
"It's clean energy headed towards powering 60,000 homes," Governor Healy said, and she described Vineyard Wind as producing both…
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