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NY Governor Hochul Announces Two Offshore Wind Project Awards

NY Governor Hochul Announces Two Offshore Wind Project Awards

Empire Wind I and Sunrise Wind Will Foster More Than 800 Near-term, Family-Sustaining Jobs

  • $2 Billion in Near-Term Economic Development Investments, Including Support to Disadvantaged Communities

  • Awarded Projects Totaling Over 1,700 Megawatts of Clean Energy – The Largest Power Generating Projects in New York State in Over 35 Years

  • Enables the Construction of One of the Largest Dedicated Offshore Wind Port Facilities in the United States at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

  • Represents Progress Toward State’s Climate Act Goal to Develop 9,000 Megawatts of Offshore Wind Energy by 2035

Offshore wind costs double for consumers as New York keeps early projects on track

Offshore wind costs double for consumers as New York keeps early projects on track

The projects are deemed critical to New York trying to reach 70 percent renewable energy sources by 2030, but the state has been struggling with how to reach those goals without overburdening utility customers.

ALBANY, New York — The cost to consumers of two offshore wind projects expected to support New York’s climate goals has more than doubled, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES DESCEND:

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES DESCEND:

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES DESCEND: Environmental groups held a forum on cleaning up fuels in the transportation sector, pushed back on Hochul’s proposed cut for water infrastructure funding and advocated for lawmakers to include a Superfund-style program targeting fossil fuel companies.

Construction Begins on Converter Station for 339-Mile Champlain Hudson Power Express

Construction Begins on Converter Station for 339-Mile Champlain Hudson Power Express

Start of Construction Paves Way for First-Ever Transformation of a Fossil Fuel Site into a Grid-Scale Zero-Emissions Facility in New York City

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