Revolution Wind 海上风电项目投入商业运营：704兆瓦电力可供35万户家庭
位于罗得岛州 Point Judith 东南约15海里的 Revolution Wind 海上风电项目已于11月5日达到商业运营日，康涅狄格州州长 Ned Lamont 与州能源与环境保护部代理部长 Emma Cimino 当天对此表示祝贺，称该项目已完成建设、正式按购电协议向电网输送商业电力。
Revolution Wind 装机容量704兆瓦，其中康涅狄格州份额为304兆瓦无碳电力。项目所发电力将接入新英格兰电网，可供约35万户家庭用电，约占该地区用电量的2.5%。项目于2023年开工，康涅狄格州在2018年与2019年的竞争性采购中选中该项目并签订购电协议。
Lamont 表示：「该项目全面运营是康涅狄格州的一个重要里程碑，也是我们能源结构中受欢迎的新成员。Revolution Wind 将帮助降低家庭与企业的用电成本、提高电网可靠性，并提供可供35万户家庭使用的清洁电力。」他还提到，该项目曾面对来自联邦层面的多重挑战，参与各方坚持推进直至项目完成上线。
Cimino 表示，Revolution Wind 每年将为康涅狄格州与新英格兰地区的缴费用户节省数亿美元电费；这种不受地缘政治事件引发的价格波动影响的无排放电力，对电网与用户「特别是在寒冷冬季临近之际」尤为有益，304兆瓦无碳电力也将帮助康涅狄格州向减排目标迈进。
关联：司法部请求法院发回重审 Revolution Wind 海上风电许可
（来源：康涅狄格州州长办公室）
Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches Commercial Operation, Powering 350,000 Homes
The Revolution Wind offshore wind project, located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, reached its commercial operation date on November 5. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Emma Cimino, Acting Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, applauded the announcement, saying construction is complete and the project has begun generating commercial power under its power purchase agreement.
Revolution Wind has a capacity of 704 megawatts, of which Connecticut's share is 304 megawatts of carbon-free power. The project will deliver electricity to the New England grid sufficient to power about 350,000 homes, equivalent to roughly 2.5 percent of the region's electricity. Construction began in 2023, and Connecticut selected the project for power purchase agreements through competitive procurements in 2018 and 2019.
"This project being fully operational is a significant milestone for Connecticut and a welcome addition to our energy mix," Governor Lamont said. "Revolution Wind will help to lower utility costs for families and businesses, improve the reliability of our grid, and provide clean electricity that will power 350,000 homes." He noted the project had weathered multiple challenges from the federal administration and commended everyone involved for staying the course until it was completed and online.
Cimino said Revolution Wind will save ratepayers in Connecticut and New England hundreds of millions of dollars a year on their electricity bills, and that the emission-free power, insulated from geopolitical price swings, is hugely beneficial to the grid and ratepayers, particularly heading into the cold winter months. The 304 megawatts of carbon-free power will also move Connecticut closer to its emission reduction goals.
Related: DOJ Asked Court to Remand Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Permit
(Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut)
来源：康涅狄格州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：海上风力涡轮机（北海 Thornton Bank 风电场，与 Revolution Wind 同为海上风电项目）。Hans Hillewaert 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Offshore wind turbine at the Thornton Bank wind farm in the North Sea, the same type of project as Revolution Wind. Photo by Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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