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Block Island Wind Farm Transmission Project

Sector: Tunnel • Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

Source: Engineering News-Record

Project
Under Construction

The project involves the installation of undersea and underground cables to connect a five-turbine offshore wind farm to Block Island and the mainland power grid. It includes drilling a tunnel for the conduit that will carry power from the wind farm to a National Grid switching station in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Tunnel, Wind, Raw Materials, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Engineering News-Record

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The project “Block Island Wind Farm Transmission Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Engineering News-Record.

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The project involves the installation of undersea and underground cables to connect a five-turbine offshore wind farm to Block Island and the mainland power grid. It includes drilling a tunnel for the conduit that will carry power from the wind farm to a National Grid switching station in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Original sector

Power & Industrial

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Rhode Island

City

Narragansett

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Engineering News-Record

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Sector

Tunnel, Wind, Raw Materials, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT)

Article published date

2025-03-20

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