Equinor in the present day introduced that the Federal Vitality Regulatory Fee (FERC) permitted on March 1 the Giant Generator Interconnection Settlement (LGIA) executed between the corporate’s Empire Wind 1 venture, New York ISO (NYISO) and Consolidated Edison Firm of New York. The announcement marks the primary FERC approval for any offshore wind venture to attach straight into the New York Metropolis transmission system.
FERC’s approval permits the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind venture to attach by the Sundown Park Onshore Substation at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into the New York Metropolis electrical grid at Con Edison’s Gowanus substation, delivering 810 MW of dependable renewable energy.
“The execution of the LGIA is a key milestone for Empire Wind and for New York Metropolis,” mentioned Teddy Muhlfelder, vp of Equinor Renewables Americas. “This federal approval marks the end result of a years-long course of below NYISO and is one other vital step in permitting Equinor to advance a venture that may join offshore renewable energy to Brooklyn and into lots of of 1000’s of New York houses.”
“Con Edison is constructing the grid of the longer term to offer our clients with dependable, renewable, clear power,” mentioned Walter Alvarado, vp, Con Edison System and Transmission Operation. “We’re happy to proceed our work with the workforce from Empire Wind 1 to attach this venture to our grid and produce the primary offshore wind power to our clients in New York Metropolis.”
This announcement is the newest in a collection of vital achievements for Empire Wind 1, which was chosen as a provisional winner in New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation on February 29. The venture additionally obtained approval of its federal Development and Operations Plan from the Bureau of Ocean Vitality Administration final month, and the New York Public Service Fee issued the venture’s Article VII Certificates of Environmental Compatibility and Public Want in December 2023.
Empire Wind stands to play a vital position in establishing New York as a world-class hub for the offshore wind business, together with the transformation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into an offshore wind business meeting facility, in addition to an O&M base.
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