Ørsted and Eversource Win Bid for Updated Sunrise Wind Project in New York
Ready-to-Build Project Set to Create Jobs and Help N.Y. Meet Its Climate Goals; Sunrise Wind Would Be Largest
NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen M. Harris said, “As we reset
Sunrise Wind will now begin the next steps of finalizing agreements with New York’s energy agency,
“With the selection of Sunrise Wind, New York’s offshore wind story is set to enter a new chapter of large-scale job creation and economic development, and we thank Governor Hochul and her administration for their continued leadership,” said David Hardy, Group EVP and CEO Americas at Ørsted. “We’re ready to build on the foundation we’ve laid with New York’s first offshore wind project, South Fork Wind, while delivering significantly more jobs, local supply chain and community investments, and renewable power for New Yorkers.”
“We’re grateful for the Hochul Administration’s support of the state’s offshore wind industry and their selection of our updated Sunrise Wind project,” said Eversource Energy Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Nolan. “Sunrise Wind is another major step forward for our shared clean energy future and will deliver significant new investments to
Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource submitted a new proposal for Sunrise Wind in response to New York’s latest offshore wind solicitation, re-bidding an updated project. The Sunrise Wind design has been reviewed and accepted by all relevant state agencies, and the project has secured all major supplier and project labor agreements.
Sunrise Wind has earned broad bipartisan support across
With this successful re-bid, Ørsted will acquire Eversource’s 50 percent ownership share in Sunrise Wind, becoming the sole owner of Sunrise Wind, subject to signing of an OREC contract with NYSERDA, finalization of acquisition agreements, receipt of the federal construction and operations plan, and relevant regulatory approvals. Eversource will remain contracted to lead the project’s onshore construction.
Sunrise Wind’s Community Investments
Sunrise Wind is making significant investments in the state’s offshore wind workforce and supply chain, including:
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A record
offshore wind supply chain award to$200 million Long Island -based contractor Haugland Energy Group LLC, which will create more than 400 jobs forNew York union workers to install the underground duct bank system for Sunrise Wind’s onshore transmission line inBrookhaven , inSuffolk County . -
supply chain contract with Riggs Distler & Company, Inc., bringing construction and steel manufacturing work to Capital Region and$86 million Western New York companies supporting the construction of advanced foundation components for wind turbines at the Port ofCoeymans . That contract is creating 230 family-sustaining jobs. -
Supporting the development of New York’s National Offshore Wind Training Center on
Long Island with a investment.$10 million - Advancing the first offshore wind project in America to use high-voltage direct current transmission technology.
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in a research partnership with$5 million Stony Brook University. -
Establishing an operations and maintenance hub in
East Setauket and harbor facility inPort Jefferson to support wind farm operations and the long-term associated operations and maintenance jobs. -
Completed a host community agreement with the
Town of Brookhaven .
About Ørsted
A global clean energy leader, Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and land-based wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants. Ørsted was the first energy company in the world to have its science-based net-zero emissions target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is recognized as the world’s most sustainable energy developer in the Corporate Knights Global 100 index.
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About Eversource
Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and recognized as a Five-Year Champion, appearing in every edition of the list. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.4 million customers in
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