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Covell's Beach Onshore 800 Megawatt Buried Wind Cables Sign

Craigville Beach Rd, Centerville, Cape Cod

Image; Onshore Wind Cables 800 Megawatts
Image; Onshore Wind Cables 800 Megawatts (Image Credit: Frank Haggerty)

Covell's Beach Onshore Wind Cable Sign
Craigville Beach Rd, Centerville, Cape Cod

A sign went up a week ago for the two offshore wind 800-megawatt cables buried under Covell's Beach in Centerville, Cape Cod. The voltage is up to 230,000 volts

To put it in perspective the old Plymouth nuclear plant generated 680 megawatts.

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