SALEM, MA — Gov. Maura Healey continued her push for wind turbine energy in her ongoing battle with the Trump Administration, with the activation of Vineyard Wind contracts this week that she said could save Massachusetts residents $1.4 billion over 20 years.

The contract is in addition to the up to $70 million proposed in the recent state supplemental budget to jump-start the Salem deep-water turbine port project, which threatened to stall under the Trump Administration’s cuts and directives in the past year.

She cited a recent report from Acadia Center, which found that, during the week-long deep freeze earlier this year, wind generation peaked, hitting near-record performance levels.

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