New England Wind, formerly called Park City Wind and Commonwealth Wind, is a proposed offshore wind farm to be located about 23 miles (37 km) off the coast of Martha's Vineyard (MA) on Outer Continental Shelf in U.S. territorial waters of the East Coast of the United States. Avangrid is the developer.[1]
| New England Wind | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | OCS-A 0501 Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 40°51′40″N 70°42′40″W / 40.86111°N 70.71111°W |
| Wind farm | |
| Distance from shore | 23 miles (37 km) |
The project takes its original name from the nickname of Bridgeport, Connecticut, where a offshore wind port is being developed to support the project at Bridgeport Harbor.[2][3][4] Electric transmission cables from the project would make an underground landfall at Craigville Beach in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
As of 2022 a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and a construction and operations plan (COP) had been submitted to BOEM.[5] It was projected to be commissioned in 2027.[6]
In October 2023, Avangrid canceled its contract with Connecticut due to higher development costs. It intends to rebid the project for a higher price.[7]
BOEM issued approval of the project's construction and operations plan in July 2024.[8]
Avangrid has divided the project into two sections for bidding in the joint Connecticut–Rhode Island–Massachusetts offshore wind procurement, one with 791 MW (formerly Park City Wind) and one with 1,080 MW (formerly Commonwealth Wind).[9] The project was awarded a contract with Massachsetts for 791 MW in September 2024.[10] This section is expected to begin construction in 2025 with commercial operation by 2030.
| Wind farm | Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area | Receiving state | Capacity (MW) |
Projected completion | Turbines | Developer/Utility | Regulatory agency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Wind | Offshore Massachusetts OCS-A 0501 | 23 miles off the coast of Martha's Vineyard (MA) | 40°51′40″N 70°42′40″W / 40.86111°N 70.71111°W | 1,871 | 2030 | Up to 129 | Avangrid Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners[11] |
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See also
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edit- ^ "Park City Wind Offshore Wind Farm - Consent Application Submitted - United States | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
- ^ Dunavin, Davis (May 19, 2021). "Bridgeport Property To Serve As Staging Ground For Wind Turbine Construction". WSHU.
- ^ Lockhart, Brian (November 6, 2022). "Millions in federal aid to boost offshore wind in Bridgeport". Connecticut Post.
- ^ "Park City Wind Will Transform Bridgeport into Offshore Wind Hub". Vineyard Wind.
- ^ Federal Register
- ^ Petrova, Veselina (October 28, 2022). "Avangrid delays commissioning of Park City, Commonwealth wind projects". Renewables Now.
- ^ Crowley, Brendan (2023-10-03). "Avangrid Cancels Park City Wind Contract, Pays State $16m Penalty". CT Examiner. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "BOEM issues key approvals for New Jersey, Massachusetts offshore wind projects". Utility Dive. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Avangrid Submits Multiple Proposals for Transformative New England Wind Projects to Regional Offshore Wind Solicitation". Avangrid. March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History". September 6, 2024.
- ^ Memija, Adnan (December 20, 2022). "New England Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone". OffshoreWIND.biz.