Vineyard Wind developers have signed a deal with unions to build a $2.8 billion energy project.

The project labor agreement between the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council and Vineyard Wind will begin work on the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the United States that will create 500 union jobs in construction, installation, and maintenance. 

This agreement will build a diverse new pool of workers for Vineyard Wind and beyond, who will usher in a new era for clean energy technologies. 

Vineyard Wind’s plan is to be the first of many offshore wind projects to come that plans to show the rest of the nation how to get steel in the water, clean energy on the grid, and union jobs to workers.