NYSERDA – a state entity based in New York's capital city of Albany – will be competing against a group of private developers that may include Deepwater Wind and EDF Renewable Energy for the much-coveted offshore zone, located 11 miles south of New York’s Long Island and capable of holding more than 700MW.
Yet while NYSERDA has every intention of winning the auction, it aims to help – rather than block – private developers looking to engage in New York’s offshore wind market, chief executive John Rhodes tells Recharge.
