Liftoff! Major milestone today as the
#BuildingSouthFork
team is installing the first American-made offshore wind substation at its perch offshore. 350+ workers across 3 states supported the construction of this U.S. first that will deliver clean energy to the Long Island grid.
New York's first offshore wind farm,
#SouthForkWind
, is officially fully permitted by
@Interior
! This historic project brings East Hampton, New York & the US closer to their clean energy goals, creates good-paying jobs & combats climate change.
South Fork Wind has now delivered its first offshore wind power to the Long Island grid. It's the 1st utility-scale American
#offshorewind
farm in federal waters to reach this milestone.
⚡First Power⚡ Read more from
@GovKathyHochul
➡️
New York’s **first-ever offshore wind farm** is prepped and ready to go. The
#BuildingSouthFork
team completed loadout this weekend of the first turbine’s tower, blades and nacelle. Sailaway soon! 🌊
"Knot" too bad! 😉The first American-made offshore wind substation is now sailing up the East Coast to the
#SouthForkWind
site. We're proud of our partnership with
@kiewit
as we continue to invest in the U.S. offshore wind supply chain.
#BuildingSouthFork
East Hampton is poised to lead yet again – with New York’s 1st offshore wind farm. We’re proud to be East Hampton’s partner in making history with
#SouthForkWind
. That journey to first is just beginning.
Installation *complete* on all of
#SouthForkWind
's monopile foundations✅
With this big constuction milestone,
#BuildingSouthFork
looks ahead to installating the project's wind turbines starting later this summer.
.
@GovKathyHochul
may have said it best: “New York is paving the way towards a clean energy future."
With the first
#SouthForkWind
turbine officially installed off New York's coast, we are one giant step closer to that future.
As we continue building NY’s 1st
#offshorewind
farm, this Thanksgiving we're especially grateful for our incredible partnerships and thankful for all New Yorkers who came together to say "yes" to a clean energy future.
#HappyThanksgiving
from the
#BuildingSouthFork
team!
WATCH 🎥 as
#SouthForkWind
team this week successfully installed the sea-to-shore cable interconnection for New York’s 1st
#offshorewind
farm.
Powered by:
· New York union workers
· 1st American-made offshore wind export cable installed in 🇺🇸
@Nexans_
With today’s Record of Decision by
@Interior
's
@BOEM
, New York’s first offshore wind farm is a critical step closer to delivering clean, renewable energy to tens of thousands of residents, creating jobs, economic opportunity, and combating climate change.
Being first is never easy, but the Town Board & Trustees have risen to the challenge, leading New York as the host community for the state’s 1st offshore wind farm.
#SouthForkWind
is proud to be East Hampton’s partner & thankful for their leadership. More:
Exciting special delivery!🚢 As we continue the
#BuildingSouthFork
journey, we’re proud to welcome the first shipment of the project’s wind turbine blades and nacelles, which made their way to the State Pier in New London earlier today.
#SouthForkWind
has received its key state permit, becoming the 1st offshore wind farm to receive Article VII certification from
@NYSDPS
– a major advancement for this historic project. Bringing the Town of East Hampton & New York closer to their 100% renewable energy goals.
Job well done - and ahead of schedule! The Jill has finished up her work supporting
#SouthForkWind
's HDD installation, and she headed off today👋
#BuildingSouthFork
Construction of South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, is underway. Our crews have been working for weeks to get the Town of East Hampton and Long Island ready to transition to a clean energy future powered by wind. Take a closer look at this major moment:
For the first time in history, families and businesses on Long Island are turning on their lights with renewable offshore wind power as part of the mix, now that
#SouthForkWind
has achieved its ⚡ First Power ⚡
As East Hampton turns to generators to avoid brownouts, Town leader tells
@indyeastend
: "...the wind power that the South Fork Wind Farm will generate is even more important now with more people choosing to spend their time in EH due to the pandemic.”
⚡First Power⚡
It's an electric day on Long Island, where the
#BuildingSouthFork
team is joining East Hampton community and state leaders to mark the historic
#FirstPower
delivered by New York's first offshore wind farm.
Halfway point ✅
Another big milestone for
#SouthForkWind
as we reach the halfway-finished milestone, with 6 of the 12 turbines complete and supplying
#offshorewind
energy to the Long Island grid. We're making progress every day on building a clean energy future for New York.
"This is extraordinary because there's nothing like being the first." -
@GovKathyHochul
at the groundbreaking for New York's first offshore wind farm,
#SouthForkWind
! We're proud to be the first in the water and helping New York reach its renewable energy goals.
#NYOffshoreWind
An American first! 🇺🇸
#SouthForkWind
’s clean energy will be delivered to the
#NY
grid via the first-ever U.S.-made
#offshorewind
export cable. Proud to partner with
@Nexans_
, which manufactured this 68-mile subsea cable in its South Carolina facility.
Keeping our promise to leave Beach Lane better than we found it.
📽️ A look back at the work to link
#SouthForkWind
’s clean energy to East Hampton,
#NY
⬇️
Meet the Jill! This impressive🇺🇸Seacor Marine offshore liftboat is on her way up the East Coast for work prepping
#SouthForkWind
’s submarine cable installation.
#BuildingSouthFork
*NEW*: We’re grateful for the East Hampton Town Trustees' unanimous support of the Joint Proposal conditions in our Article VII application w/
@NYSDPS
. This is a clear sign that there’s key support of the transmission cable route from Wainscott Beach for
#SouthForkWind
.
“My first night without the earth under me.”
Tag along as Austin Seamount from the
#BuildingSouthFork
team makes his first-ever helicopter commute to work at the wind farm’s new offshore substation.
*NEW*: We’ve submitted a Joint Proposal today supporting our Article VII application
@NYSDPS
. This proposal is the product of discussions with a wide variety of stakeholders over 10 months and demonstrates support for the preferred Wainscott Beach transmission cable route.
The liftboat Jill and the
#NY
union workers aboard continue important work to ready the cable installation for
#BuildingSouthFork
- before the vessel departs by mid-January.
New York's first offshore wind farm,
#SouthForkWind
, will be home to the first American-built offshore wind substation. Built by
@kiewit
, the substation will create jobs across multiple states and continue to expand the U.S. offshore wind supply chain.
☀️Good morning from Montauk!☀️Check out the offshore liftboat Jill as she passes off the coast during today’s beautiful sunrise. Next stop: Bridgeport, CT, where crews will mobilize the vessel for work prepping
#SouthForkWind
’s submarine cable installation.
#BuildingSouthFork
Crews are now marshaling
#SouthForkWind
’s first tower sections at the State Pier
#offshorewind
hub in the Port of New London. In the coming weeks, the remaining towers and blades and nacelles will arrive for installation offshore later this summer and fall.
#BuildingSouthFork
How it Started ➡️ How it’s Going
125+ local union workers at our
@Prov_Port
hub fabricated
#SouthForkWind
’s concrete platforms and other advanced foundation components. Progress update: We've now finished up installing those components offshore.
Warming oceans are threatening the North Atlantic right whale and offshore wind is a critical tool to combat climate change.
#SouthForkWind
will be trialing new measures to better track and further protect right whales during construction and operations.
FIRST LOOK: Creating the US offshore wind supply chain from coast to coast!
#SouthForkWind
partners
@OrstedUS
&
@EversourceCorp
are working with
@kiewit
in Texas to build the first American-made offshore wind substation.
.
@BOEM
has issued our Final Environmental Impact Statement moving
#SouthForkWind
one step closer to becoming New York's historic first offshore wind farm. We remain on-track to be fully permitted by early 2022 with construction starting soon after.
#SouthForkWind
is bringing offshore wind energy to New York as the state's FIRST offshore wind farm. It's also helping to establish this exciting new U.S. industry and supply chain.
#SouthForkWind
has started onshore construction! We'll be working along this map, and to know where our crews are each day, be sure to subscribe to email alerts at .
“In less than two short years, South Fork Wind will provide enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 70,000 NY homes. And over the lifetime of the project, we will reduce emissions by an estimated six million tons.”
@EversourceCorp
CEO Joe Nolan
.
@OrstedUS
and
@EversourceCorp
have tapped Long Island's
@HauglandGroup
to install the duct bank system for
#SouthForkWind
onshore underground transmission line and lead the installation of the substation. Creating over 100 good-paying, local union jobs.
Good morning from Bridgeport,
#CT
! Once crews complete loadout of the liftboat Jill here, she'll head to the waters off East Hampton,
#NY
for work prepping
#SouthForkWind
's submarine cable installation. Spot the Jill? Share your📷with
#BuildingSouthFork
!
🌬️“Winds of change” for American workers: Watch as
@CBSMornings
@benstracy
explores the first 🇺🇸-built
#offshorewind
service operations vessel. 400+ U.S. workers are building this impressive SOV, which will serve as a floating homebase for wind techs on our Northeast wind farms.
In the coming years, hundreds of wind turbines will be installed in the waters off the East Coast.
That plan is helping to revitalize American shipyards, one Louisiana shipbuilding manager told
@benstracy
: “The wind industry is bringing us back to life."
Towers ✅
Blades ✅
Nacelles ✅
The stage is set at New London’s State Pier, where
#SouthForkWind
’s turbines are readying for loadout out to sea in the coming weeks.
#BuildingSouthFork
Land ➡️ sea. Each
#SouthForkWind
turbine is marshaled from our State Pier hub before sailaway and installation at the wind farm offshore. An historic operation to deliver homegrown clean energy to Long Island.
Go outside today and celebrate
#EarthDay
.🌊🍃🌍 We are proud of the role New York’s FIRST
#offshorewind
farm will play in accomplishing the state’s clean energy goals, powering approximately 70,000 homes, & protecting our planet for future generations.
Last year,
#SouthForkWind
became the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in America delivering clean, renewable electricity to the grid...and we're just getting started. 2024 will be a banner year for America's
#offshorewind
industry.
“When I look in this room, I think of the word courage.” -
@Doreen_M_Harris
@NYSERDA
reflecting on the steadfast leadership of the East Hampton community that championed this historic New York-first offshore wind farm.
#BuildingSouthFork
⚡First Power⚡
#SouthForkWind
has paused our work on town roads for the summer season. We appreciate all of your cooperation and patience as we get the Town of East Hampton, and Long Island ready for their futures as New York's 1st home for offshore wind.
Our team is starting the sea-to-shore interconnection process! Once the cable pull-in is complete, we’ll begin laying the cable that will connect
#SouthForkWind
to the grid.
Construction Update! We’ve started making shallow cuts in the roadway to outline the trench area along Wainscott NW Road. This work is beginning at the LIRR intersection, to prepare for the start of excavation. (1/2)
America's investment in offshore wind with projects like
#SouthForkWind
is helping the world reach new heights in the industry and providing renewable energy to more and more people.
#SouthForkWind
is set to become New York's historic first offshore wind farm and with that clean and renewable energy, New York is getting good-paying JOBS.
🏗️ Cranes in the sky! 🏗️ Marshaling is well underway of
#SouthForkWind
's wind turbine components at State Pier in New London. We were pleased to host
@GovNedLamont
and other Connecticut leaders this week to highlight the great progress
#BuildingSouthFork
.
We thank the
@NYSDPS
for its thorough review of
#SouthForkWind
’s Environmental Management & Construction Plan and for its continuing efforts to advance offshore wind energy.
New York's historic first offshore wind farm,
#SouthForkWind
, will be hosting an open house on November 15. Learn about upcoming onshore construction and ask experts questions live! Register for the event here ⬇️
Ocean State stopover!
#SouthForkWind
's turbine installation vessel, the Aeolus, arrived this week for inspections before heading out soon to the project site offshore. Exciting work ahead for New York's 1st offshore wind farm!
We're seeing offshore wind take off right here in New York as
#SouthForkWind
is set to become our first offshore wind farm! Creating enough clean and renewable energy to power 70,000 homes.
#ICYMI
:
#SouthForkWind
received the Record of Decision from
@Interior
's
@BOEM
. Moving one step closer to providing clean and renewable offshore wind energy to the people of New York.
ICYMI: New York's first
#offshorewind
farm reached a major milestone w/ the installation of the first monopile foundation offshore. This marks the start of offshore installation, and makes the goal of bringing clean power to ~70,000 homes a reality!
Offshore wind in New York is about clean energy and opportunity.
Take a look📽️at how we’re
#BuildingSouthFork
, New York’s trailblazing 1st offshore wind project ⬇️
Construction continues on
#SouthForkWind
. Register through our pinned post to receive our weekly status emails to stay updated on our work
#BuildingSouthFork
. More information in the link below.
Offshore wind has worked for decades abroad, and now with states like New York leading the way with projects like
#SouthForkWind
and
@SunriseWindNY
, offshore wind will work here as well.
"All that noise we're hearing, that's called 'Made in America.'"
🎥WATCH as
@CBSEveningNews
@benstracy
visits Louisiana to see progress on the first U.S.-built
#offshorewind
service vessel, which will support
#SouthForkWind
and our other Northeast projects.
Multiple large-scale wind farms are under construction up and down the East Coast, creating renewable energy jobs for workers who were once dependent on oil and gas.
"This is the future."
Join
@CBSNews
@benstracy
for a close-up look at
#SouthForkWind
and hear how this trailblazing project is setting the foundation for the growth of the American offshore wind industry.
For the first time in U.S. history, a “utility scale” offshore wind turbine in federal waters sent electricity to customers ashore last week — and hundreds more are planned along the East Coast.
But the industry is facing some major headwinds.
@benstracy
reports.
“It’s no longer about spreadsheets and Word documents. Now it’s about vessels and shovels in the ground.”
Read more from
@business
on our progress
#BuildingSouthFork
-- and why
#SouthForkWind
“is a long-awaited milestone for the industry and clean energy.”
We agree! The U.S. can build one of the work's largest offshore wind industries, and it starts with NY's first offshore wind farm,
#SouthForkWind
via Dr.
@LaraRSkinner
“New Yorkers has long been a leader in advancing offshore wind and establishing the most ambitious offshore wind goals in the nation. Our shared goals are becoming a reality.” -
@Interior
@SecDebHaaland