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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer McDermott

RARE PHOTOS: Decades after europe turning blades send first commercial wind power onto us grid - The Real Truth

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Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot tall turbine has begun sending electricity onto the U.S. grid from what's set to be the country's first commercial offshore wind farm.

It’s a milestone many years in the making and at the same time a modest advance in what experts say needs to be a major buildout of this type of clean electricity to address climate change.

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