In a milestone development for U.S. offshore wind, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind project, with all 12 offshore wind turbines constructed and the wind farm successfully delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways. The announcement gave New York state the bragging rights of becoming home to America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm.
“When I broke ground on the South Fork project, I made a promise to build a cleaner,...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on December 6 the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind The news came less than a month after completion of the first operational turbine at the wind farm, which is located approximately 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York.
South Fork Wind has now delivered its first offshore wind power to the Long Island...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the completion of installation of the first offshore wind turbine for Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and for what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in U.S.federal waters.
Once completed, the 130-megawatt offshore wind farm will address a growing reliability challenge for Long Island’s electrical grid, while also generating enough renewable energy to...
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Earlier this month, the news coming out of New York on offshore wind was causing some dismay. The New York State Public Service Commission denied petitions submitted by Empire Offshore Wind, Beacon Wind, Sunrise Wind and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Inc. (ACENY) that sought to address inflationary pressures impacting project economics through adjustments to Renewable Energy Credit (REC) and Offshore Wind REC (OREC) purchase and sales agreements entered with the New York State Energy...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/new-york-offshore-wind-back-on-track/