Fire Island Wind sees expansion on the horizon

After years of talks and setbacks, there’s momentum to expand the Fire Island Wind project. The first turbines started spinning on the island near Anchorage four years ago, but a planned expansion has been stalled ever since.
Crews and visiting journalist check out the first turbine to go up at the CIRI Fire Island wind farm, Wedensday. (Photo by Daysha Eaton, KSKA – Anchorage)Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, or CIRI, wants to double the number of wind turbines on Fire Island from 11