South Fork Wind Farm

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South Fork Wind Farm
CountryUnited States
LocationWEA OCS-A 0486
Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore Rhode Island [2]
Coordinates41°05′31″N 71°18′40″W / 41.092°N 71.311161°W / 41.092; -71.311161Coordinates: 41°05′31″N 71°18′40″W / 41.092°N 71.311161°W / 41.092; -71.311161[1]
StatusProposed
Owner(s)Ørsted US Offshore Wind
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Distance from shore16 miles (26 km)
Rotor diameter200 metres (660 ft)
Power generation
Make and modelSG 11-MW[3]
Nameplate capacity130 MW
External links
WebsiteØrsted US Offshore Wind
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South Fork Wind Farm is a proposed utility-scale offshore wind farm on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island (RI) which will provide energy to New York state.

South Fork is a major (130 MW, 12-turbine) commercial offshore wind power project. It will be located 16.6 nautical miles (19 miles (31 km)) southeast of Rhode Island's Block Island and 26 nautical miles (30 miles (48 km)) east of Montauk Point on the South Fork of New York's Long Island. The wind farm is projected to provide electricity to proved 70,000 Long Island homes.[4][5] The specific location of the project is a 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) section of Wind Energy Area (WEA) OCS-A 0486 (North Lease).[6]

The project is being built by Ørsted US Offshore Wind in conjunction with Eversource and the Long Island Power Authority.

History[]

Deepwater Wind[]

On September 12, 2013, BOEM awarded two commercial offshore wind energy leases, OCS-A-0486 and OCS-A-0487, to Deepwater Wind New England LLC for development of a regional offshore wind energy project.[7] Deepwater ONE (formerly Deepwater Wind Energy Center) would be located in the Atlantic Ocean on 256 square miles on the outer continental shelf, approximately 30 miles east of Montauk, New York, and 15 miles east of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The project would consist of 150 to 200 turbines with a total nameplate generating capacity of 900 to 1,200 MW. It includes a 98-mile, 600 MW submarine transmission line, a new regional HVDC transmission system, and a New York-Long Island interconnector to link the electrical supply system in New England and Long Island.[8]

Deepwater Wind, the predecessor to Orsted, originally proposed a 90-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm in area where it had leased 256 square miles the area in 2013.[9][10] (The leased area has a potential of supporting 200 turbines.[11]) Long Island Power Authority recommended the project for approval in July 2016,[12] which was delayed in July 2016 at the request of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Regulatory approval for a 90 MW wind farm was granted in January 2017.[13][14] Thomas Falcone, CEO of LIPA, said they hope to complete the contract in first quarter 2017 with construction beginning in 2019 and that it would be online in 2022. The target of the power to be generated is to power structures in Southampton and East Hampton on the South Fork of Long Island, the latter of has vowed to have 100 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.[15][16][17] The project was later expanded to 132 megawatt capacity in 2018.[18]

Ørsted[]

Ørsted US Offshore Wind acquired Deepwater Wind in 2019.[19][20][21] It is partnering with Eversource Energy to construct the wind farm. The project will use twelve Siemens Gamesa 11 megawatt turbines. [3] Long Island Power Authority will purchase the electricity generated. NYSERDA has approved the project. Pending further approvals it is expected to come on line in 2022.

In 2020, the Citizens for the Preservation of Wainscott, a group of property owners in the hamlet of Wainscott, New York started a petition to incorporate 4.4 square miles of the community as a village. A driving force of the petition was to fight a proposal for the preferred location for the 138-kiolvolt electricity transmission line (export cable) to come ashore in the community at Beach Lane en route to an electrical substation in East Hampton.[22][23][24] The effort divided members of the community, with other residents organizing in support of the project.[24] The town board and town trustees have approved the project, granting an easement allowing for the export cable in Wainscott.[3] The petition to separately incorporate was rejected as "legally insufficient" in March 2021.[24]

In January 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal would be developed to include a wind turbine assembly plant to be partially funded by New York State.[25] Turbines assembled there will be used in three offshore wind farms off the east end of Long Island. South Fork Wind Farm, Beacon Wind[26] and Sunrise Wind[27] are projected to be supplied by 2025 from the new plant, built with $200 million in state funding and $200 million in matching grants. Part of a $29 billion 'Green Initiative' plan for New York,[28] the project is expected to create 1,200 new manufacturing jobs in Brooklyn.[29]

Regulatory approvals[]

In November 2021, the Biden administration's Interior Department approved the South Fork Wind project. The project will be the country's second large-scale offshore wind project (after a similar wind-power development in Massachusetts and will help the Biden administration achieve its goal of achieving 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy generated in the U.S. by 2030 (sufficient to provide electricity to about 10 million homes).[4][5]

The project developers still need permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other regulators.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "South Fork - Offshore Wind Farm Project | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
  2. ^ "Commercial Wind Leasing Offshore Rhode Island And Massachusetts". www.boem.gov BOEM: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR). Office of Public Affairs 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ a b c Walsh, Christopher (May 27, 2021). "Rhode Island Fishermen Also Peeved With South Fork Wind". www.easthamptonstar.com (East Hampton Star). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dartunorro Clark, Biden administration approves second major offshore wind project, to provide power to N.Y., NBC News (November 24, 2021).
  5. ^ a b c Dino Grandoni, Biden administration approves first offshore wind farm to supply power to New York, Washington Post (November 24, 2021).
  6. ^ South Fork Area Map, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Commercial Wind Leases for the Wind Energy Area Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts
  8. ^ Deepwater Wind: Deepwater ONE
  9. ^ https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/renewable-energy-program/State-Activities/RI/Executed-Lease-OCS-A-0486.pdf
  10. ^ "Deepwater Wind proposes largest offshore wind farm in US".
  11. ^ "90-Megawatt Wind Power Project Proposed off Montauk – Dan's Papers".
  12. ^ "LIPA to Approve Wind Farm 30 Miles Off Montauk - The East Hampton Star".
  13. ^ Geuss, Megan (2017-01-25). "New York approves a 90 MW wind farm off the coast of Long Island". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  14. ^ Cardwell, Diane (January 25, 2017). "Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be Built Off Long Island". The New York Times.
  15. ^ "Wind Farm Delayed - The East Hampton Star".
  16. ^ "Deepwater ONE - Deepwater Wind".
  17. ^ "Deepwater ONE South Fork - Deepwater Wind".
  18. ^ Our offshore wind farms - U.S. wind farms
  19. ^ "Ørsted acquires Deepwater Wind and creates leading US offshore wind platform". orsted.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  20. ^ https://www.4coffshore.com/news/%C3%B8rsted-finalises-deepwater-wind-buy-nid8787.html
  21. ^ Reed, Stanley (8 October 2018). "Orsted, a Giant in Offshore Wind Farms, Makes a Move in the U.S." The New York Times.
  22. ^ "Wainscott resident group explores incorporating as a village".
  23. ^ "East Hampton Town reaches payment agreement with South Fork Wind Farm developers".
  24. ^ a b c Christopher Walsh, Supervisor Deals Blow to Wainscott Incorporation Efforts, East Hampton Star (March 6, 2021).
  25. ^ "Cuomo Announces Wind Turbine Assembly Plant Headed to South Brooklyn Marine Terminal". 14 January 2021.
  26. ^ https://www.equinor.com/en/what-we-do/beaconwind.html
  27. ^ "Sunrise Wind Wins Bid for Large-Scale New York Offshore Wind Farm". 18 July 2019.
  28. ^ "New York City's largest windmill will help power Brooklyn recycling plant".
  29. ^ "NY to transform Sunset Park waterfront facility into wind turbine hub".
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