The eleven 1.6 megawatt GE wind turbines have been seen spinning from the west side of the bowl since September 2012. invited members of the media onto the island for a rare tour around the 5.5-mile-long stretch of land.
The overall cost totaled around $89 million, with CIRI footing $64 million for the project itself with the state funding the rest to build out the transmission line to get the power off of the island. General maintenance is performed on the turbines by a subsidiary of CIRI, Fire Island Wind LLC. The Operations Manager of the LLC, Christopher Jimenez said that heavy maintenance occurs twice a year—in the spring and fall.
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