Grybowski takes national role with wind energy association

DEEPWATER WIND CEO Jeff Grybowski, left, has been named to the board of directors of the American Wind Energy Association. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, right, attended an April 27 event marking the beginning of construction activity for the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
DEEPWATER WIND CEO Jeff Grybowski, left, has been named to the board of directors of the American Wind Energy Association. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, right, attended an April 27 event marking the beginning of construction activity for the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – The American Wind Energy Association on Wednesday named Deepwater Wind LLC CEO Jeffrey Grybowski to its board of directors.
The association, with more than 1,200 member organizations and advocates nationwide, says it represents the interests of the U.S. wind energy industry. The group made the announcement at its WINDPOWER 2015 Conference and Exhibition held this week in Orlando, Fla.
Deepwater has been an active member of the association since 2009, according to a press release, and Grybowski – in a statement – says he’s honored to join the board.
“I’ve long been impressed by AWEA’s work in raising awareness of the benefits of wind energy, from powering our cities with clean energy to growing our local economies,” he said. “I hope I can bring a unique perspective to the AWEA board as one of the leaders in the growing American offshore wind sector.”
Grybowski and his team at Deepwater are currently in the construction phase of its five 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine energy facility nearly three miles off Block Island’s shore. The group secured $290 million in debt and equity financing earlier this year.
The projected 125,000 megawatt hours of annual electricity generation is expected to provide 90 percent of Block Island’s demand and about 1 percent of the rest of the state’s demand. National Grid, Rhode Island’s largest provider, has a contract to purchase energy from the wind farm for 20 years. The utility initially will pay 24.4 cents per kilowatt hour, which will increase 3.5 percent yearly throughout the two decades.
The project is expected to come online in the fall of 2016.

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  1. See! This is exactly how these projects are rammed through and the RI people pay! This debacle was rammed through so these politicians can get these jobs!
    This guy worked in the governors office.