New York selects heavy hitter team to build 3GW offshore wind delivery power lines
The $3.3bn project, due online by May 2030, involves Avangrid, Central Hudson, Con Edison, National Grid, and giant public utility New York Power Authority
New York’s electric grid operator has selected a $3.26bn transmission project that will help deliver at least 3GW of offshore wind power from Long Island to New York City and neighbouring Westchester County by May 2030.
“The selection of Propel Alternate Solution 5 is a critical step forward as the state works to meet its ambitious climate mandates,” said Rich Dewey, CEO of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). Among them is to have 9GW of offshore wind energy by 2035.
New York State has five offshore wind projects in active development totaling more than 4.3GW of capacity that are scheduled to enter service within the next five years, along with various others proposed by leaseholders in federal waters south of Long Island.