Sunrise Solar & Wind News

Sunrise Solar & Wind News


Jan 29, 2025

Hurdles Ahead for Long Island Green Energy

They are planning to build 84 wind turbines three times taller than the Statue of Liberty. A 123-mile ocean cable will connect them to the mainland and then run 17 miles to a switching station. They’ve designed a new operations center and a training facility and have commissioned a 262-foot-long ship to service the windmills. They’re even paying $140 million to the town and county for allowing the cable to come ashore at Smith Point.

Jan 24, 2025

Hold Your Horses, Folks: What Trump’s Wind Energy Halt Means for Sunrise Wind

The Trump administration’s monkey wrench of a “thwack” thrown dead-smack into the heart of wind energy comes after his predecessor Joe Biden gave a blind greenlight to many things green from the Northeast to Idaho, and everywhere beneath and in between.

Daily Feed

Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Local

Cheapest regular gas found in Suffolk County during week ending June 21

1 gas station had the lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Suffolk County in the week ending June 21, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.


Local

State Grants Long-Delayed 9/11 Disability Benefits to Widow of Suffolk Deputy Sheriff

After decades-long wait, relief finally comes to the widow of 9-11 hero.