Winery Offshore has submitted a proposal for a 1,200 MW offshore wind venture to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island in response to the states’ solicitation for as much as 6,800 MW of offshore wind capability.
“Because the group that developed Winery Wind 1, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind venture, Winery Offshore is aware of ship offshore wind to New England, and that’s by incomes the belief of the communities we work in,” says Winery Offshore CEO Alicia Barton.
“Our venture will ship greater than $2 billion in financial advantages, create alternatives for employees and native companies, and construct on partnerships with native governments, organizations, and establishments throughout all three states, and we now have the native assist to point out for it.”
The proposed facility will likely be positioned 29 miles south of Nantucket in lease space OCS-522, which is held by funds managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Companions, for which Winery Offshore serves as U.S. growth companion.
Mission investments embrace offshore building in Salem, Mass.; sourcing basis parts in Windfall, R.I.; grid interconnection in Montville, Conn.; and O&M in New Bedford, Mass.
The venture is slated to offer as much as $37.5 million in instantly funded initiatives to advertise a various and inclusive offshore wind workforce and provide chain.
