August 17, 2021 — The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed South Fork Wind project offshore New York and Rhode Island.
South Fork Wind – proposed by Orsted and Evercore – would be New York’s first offshore wind farm with 12 turbines and a transmission system that will generate enough power for 70,000 homes.
Expected to be operational by the end of 2023, the offshore wind farm will be located 35 miles east of Montauk Point. The underground transmission line will deliver power to the local grid in the Town of East Hampton, NY.
The project will deliver approximately 130 megawatts (MW) of power to the South Fork of Long Island, New York. If approved, it would be the second commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States.
BOEM said Monday that the project, which could create up to 1,700 jobs, and the completion of the environmental review, were “a significant step towards achieving the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of accelerating responsible development of renewable energy on public lands and in offshore waters as a way of tackling the climate crisis and creating union jobs.”