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EDF Energy Renewables indicated that, following installation of the concrete gravity-based foundations and the laying of special 66 kV inter-array and export cables by VBMS to connect the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator turbines to a new onshore substation at Blyth, the turbines were expected to start generating power by the end of 2017, marking first electricity export via the new 66 kV transmission link. The export system comprises 66 kV inter-array and export cables transmitting power from the offshore site approximately 6.5 km off the Northumberland coast to the onshore substation.