Source: Reuters

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Danish energy company Orsted’s (ORSTED.CO) South Fork offshore wind farm off New York State delivered its first power to the state’s power grid, according to a press release by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.

The announcement is a bit of positive news in what has been a tough year for the nascent industry in the United States, which has faced financial troubles in recent months.

“East Hampton has now made history as the first community in New York to receive clean energy from an offshore wind farm,” David Hardy, Orsted’s head of Region Americas, said in statement.

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