Thank Congressman Garbarino, Congressman LaLota, and Governor Hochul for Opposing the Trump Administration’s Halt on Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind!
Now we need to ensure these projects are completed
In December, the Trump Administration abruptly halted construction on five offshore wind projects, including Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind. Empire Wind is being built off the coast of Long Beach and will power 500,000 homes in NYC. Sunrise Wind is being built off the coast of Montauk and will power 600,000 Long Island homes. These projects are already under construction, creating significant investments in local communities and thousands of union jobs in support of the growing “wind-ustry” in NY. They will also allow us to transition off polluting fossil fuel plants and improve air quality in our communities. A federal judge has ruled to allow a temporary injunction blocking the stop-work orders on all five projects, including Empire and Sunrise Wind, but the fight is not over and the case is ongoing.
The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in America, the South Fork Wind Farm, became fully operational in 2024. It is located 35 miles off East Hampton and generates enough power for 70,000 homes for the south fork of LI. It has not only been supplying consistent, clean power to South Fork homes, it has been performing better than expected!
Here in New York, we have seen how offshore wind benefits our environment, economy, and local communities. Representative Nick LaLota, Representative Andrew Garbarino, and Governor Kathy Hochul have stepped up in support of offshore wind and fought to reverse the Administration’s unjustifiable stop work order on these important offshore wind projects. We need to thank them and urge them to keep up the fight and ensure these projects are completed.
Thank you for taking action!
Sincerely,
All of us at CCE
