On Tuesday, the Biden administration green-lit a renewable energy project two decades in the making that will power about 400,000 homes via a wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

“A clean energy future is within our grasp in the United States,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. “The approval of this project is an important step toward advancing the administration’s goals to create good paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation. Today is one of many actions we are determined to take to open the doors of economic opportunity to more Americans.”

The project – dubbed Vineyard Wind – will create 3,600 jobs and cost $2.8 billion. Up to 84 wind turbines will be built 12 nautical miles off the Atlantic Coast. It’s scheduled to be completed in 2023.

This is great news: Vineyard Wind will generate clean energy for MA families and businesses, create thousands of good jobs, and help fight the climate crisis. I’ll keep working to move this project forward and make MA a leader in our clean energy future. https://t.co/KZgQNcLle1

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 11, 2021

Bloomberg provides important context and explains what Vineyard Winds means for Biden’s clean energy ambitions:

The approval marks a major milestone for the U.S. offshore wind industry, which has lagged behind other nations in generating power from turbines installed at sea. Though two small coastal wind farms now operate off the U.S. East Coast today, no other major offshore wind project has gotten this far in the federal permitting process.

Vineyard’s approval also is a significant step toward meeting President Joe Biden’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade. Plans for more than a dozen additional wind farms along the East Coast are now pending before federal regulators, with the projects buoyed by state renewable power mandates.

The commercial fishing industry in Massachusetts and Rhode Island has expressed reservations about the project, warning that it will hurt their revenue. Vineyard Wind developers have agreed to pay $37.7 million to compensate them for future losses, according to The Washington Post.

A wind farm in the area has been discussed since the early 2000s, but has been plagued by delays. Most recently, the Trump administration stymied the project by calling for a study of its impact.

Former President Trump has long criticized wind power saying noise from the giant turbines causes cancer, a statement that is false.

Here’s a list of more falsehoods from the former president on wind power.