RHODE ISLAND — Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty began sending electricity from the Revolution Wind project to New England's grid, with the installation more than 90% complete and on track to finish this year. The turbines, spinning off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, are part of a cluster of five wind farms in the region at various stages of construction.

The Revolution Wind site sits more than 15 miles south of the Rhode Island coast, about an hour and a half by boat. The first turbines were clearly visible from about 5 nautical miles away and can be seen from farther away on clear days. From a distance of roughly 100 miles, three of the five wind farms in the area were observed.

Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind are being built to power about 1 million homes across Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Construction at Sunrise Wind is nearly 50% complete. Two of the five wind farms in the area are fully operational, two are nearly done, and one is about halfway built.

South Fork Wind, which borders the Revolution Wind site, is in its second year of commercial operations. Its 12 turbines can send enough power to New York for more than 70,000 homes. Block Island Wind Farm, located in state waters near Block Island, Rhode Island, became the first offshore wind farm in the United States when its five turbines began spinning in 2016. Construction finished on Vineyard Wind in March, and the project is expected to reach full operations in the coming months to power over 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses. Empire Wind off New York and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind are also under construction.

President Donald Trump, who has expressed opposition to wind power, seeks to end the U.S. offshore wind industry. After returning to office, he ordered a temporary halt to leasing and permitting for wind energy projects, and his administration has paused work on wind farms under construction, added an extra layer of review for wind and solar projects, and arranged a $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development.

Federal judges have struck down some of his orders blocking wind energy development. On Tuesday, a federal judge stopped the administration from implementing some of the policies slowing the development of clean energy.

Hillary Bright, executive director of the offshore wind advocacy group Turn Forward, said the current environment is affecting consumers. "These energy policies are really hitting people at home, in their pocketbooks," she said. "Offshore wind ultimately can be a part of that solution," Bright added.