Abstract:
Keynote will serve as an introduction and current state-of-play for New York City’ s offshore wind opportunity in the context of New York State’ s renewable energy transition. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) signed into law in 2019 led to currently a 9 GW offshore wind goal for New York State. In the fall 2021, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced a 15-year Offshore Wind Vision Plan to make New York City a leading destination for the industry by developing best-in-class infrastructure to support the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in the New York Bight, including infrastructure to support manufacturing, staging and installation, operations and maintenance, and transmission. Max Taffet, Senior Vice President of Offshore Wind and PortNYC Planning will share information focused on infrastructure in NY Harbor providing context of developments planned for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Staten Island, and broad trends in transmission and interconnection.