New York State has announced that it’s seeking to add to the portfolio of offshore wind power production with a third solicitation for offshore wind energy and contracts with offshore wind developers to purchase offshore renewable energy certificates.

 

This latest round has a goal to procure at least 2,000 additional megawatts of offshore wind energy enough to power 1.5 million homes, according to the NYS Offshore Wind Projects website.

 

New York State has about 4,300 megawatts in its portfolio, which currently consists of five offshore wind projects. The NYS Climate Act mandates that 70% of the state’s electricity should come from renewable energy by 2030 and at least 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035.

 

Solicitation award announcements are expected in early 2023.

 

Photo: NYS.

 

"New York is proud to continue leading the way in offshore wind development while establishing a blueprint for building a locally-based green economy," New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said.

 

The existing new York State portfolio of projects includes Sunrise Wind (924 megawatts), Empire Wind 1 (816 megawatts), Empire Wind 2 (1,260 megawatts) and Beacon Wind (1,230 megawatts).