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The Block Island Power Company has shut
down its diesel generators and transferred
the island’s electrical grid to wind power,
generated by Deepwater Wind.
The power company described the
transfer as “the final step” in the process.
Wind power is expected to save Block
Island’s 2,000 electricity customers about
$30 per bill, according to Block Island
power company president Jeffery Wright.
“Our customers will realize an immediate
cost savings in their monthly bills,” Wright
said.
The cost of Deepwater Wind’s five turbines,
around $300 million, will be repaid by
Rhode Island ratepayers over the next
20 years. About one-sixth of the power
generated by the turbines is used by Block
Island, with the rest going to the mainland.
Power switch
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