But now, as the dramatic history of the industry unfolds, many Islanders see what was the original vision for offshore wind and the Island is not the reality now. It would have become the country’s first offshore wind farm. VINEYARD POWER EMERGESVineyard Power was born out of the Vineyard Energy Project, a founder-based nonprofit started in 2003 and run by Kate Warner. He was brought in to run the Vineyard Energy Project and help launch Vineyard Power. Between Vineyard Power and Vineyard Wind, the CBA was the country’s first for the offshore wind industry.