Empire Wind | |
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Country | United States |
Location | OCS-A 0512 Offshore New York (Hudson North)[1] |
Coordinates | 40°19′45″N 73°30′28″W / 40.329226°N 73.507861°W |
Status | Proposed |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Distance from shore | 15 miles (24 km) |
Power generation | |
Make and model | Vestas 138 V236-15MW |
Nameplate capacity | 2.1 GW |
External links | |
Website | Empire Wind |
Empire Wind is a proposed utility-scale offshore wind farm on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York.[2] It will be located in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lease area OCS-A 0512 (known as Hudson North)[3][4] in the New York Bight about 15 miles (24 km) south of Jones Beach, Long Island.[5][6]
The first phase of the project, Empire Wind 1, is expected to have a 816MW nameplate capacity generated by 60-80 wind turbines (each with an installed capacity of more than 15 MW[7]). The second part of the project, Empire Wind 2, was cancelled due to "rising inflation, higher borrowing costs, and supply chain issues.".[8] It was expected to generate 1,284 MW for a total of 2.1 GW of power,[9] which was projected to power over 1,000,000 homes in New York.[9] Empire Wind 1 was expected to come on line in late 2024,[10][11] but postponed to late 2026.[12] NYSERDA lists the expected commercial operation date of Empire Wind 1 as 2027.[13]
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