Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW project developed by Ørsted and currently New York’s largest offshore wind project, has begun construction.
Groundbreaking took place at the Boys and Girls Club of Bellport on Long Island. The project, set to be located 30 miles east of Montauk, has an approved transmission route connecting to the state’s electricity grid at the Holbrook Substation in the Town of Brookhaven.
Sunrise Wind has completed its permitting milestones and received approval of its Construction and Operations Plan from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last month.
“Sunrise Wind builds on the momentum from South Fork Wind as we deliver jobs, economic development and clean power for hundreds of thousands of New York homes and businesses,” says Ørsted’s David Hardy.
“We’re successfully standing up a new American energy industry, thanks to the outstanding leadership of the Hochul and Biden-Harris administrations. We look forward to building New York’s largest offshore wind project, helping the state meet its clean energy targets while strengthening the local offshore wind workforce and supply chain.”
