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BLOCK ISLAND, Rhode Island.
. . . For decades, McGinnes's company ferried up to a
. . . million gallons of diesel fuel a year,
. . . from the Rhode Island mainland to power this tiny resort community (pop. 1,000),
. . . 20,000 during summer tourism season,at
. . . 50 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
The fuel, a particularly costly, and dirty energy source,
. . . whose carbon dioxide emissions are 2nd only to burning coal, lit up
. . . 4 antiquated generators on an island,
. . . where power outages are common.

5 offshore wind turbines,
. . . 3 miles off its southeast coast,
. . . will now generate energy for
. . . 24 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

5-1-2017 Source: #Offshore Wind in Rhode Island