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The first of 12 South Fork Wind turbines began delivering power in December to New York's Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) grid, marking the first utility-scale wind generation in U.S. federal waters, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. "New York's nation-leading efforts to generate reliable, renewable clean energy have reached a major milestone," said Hochul. "South Fork Wind will power thousands of homes, create good-paying union jobs and demonstrate to all that offshore wind is a viable resource New York can harness for generations to come." Joint venture partners Orsted and Eversource recently installed two of the turbines 35 miles east of Montauk, N.Y., and expect to have all turbines installed by early 2024 with a maximum capacity of 130 megawatts. Like neighboring Northeast states, New York officials and energy planners have ambitious plans for renewable energy, including 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity by 2035. |