A rendering created in June 2012 of how two wind turbines that are part of Deepwater Wind's Block Island demonstration project will look from the southeastern shore of the island. (credit: Deepwater Wind)
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Updated: Tuesday, 02 Oct 2012, 10:55 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 02 Oct 2012, 10:55 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Deepwater Wind has submitted its final permit applications to build a wind farm off Block Island.
The company announced Tuesday it had filed permit applications with state and federal agencies, following three years of study into the project's potential environmental impact.
Deepwater Wind hopes to construct the country's first offshore wind farm on Block Island sound. The project calls for five wind turbines about three miles from the island.
The developer said it expects the permitting process to be resolved by early 2013.
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