Park City Wind
| Park City 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) |
Park City 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. It would provide electricity to the state of Connecticut. Avangrid is the developer.[1]
The project takes its 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]
| Wind farm | Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area | Receiving state | Capacity (MW) |
Projected completion | Turbines | Developer/Utility | Regulatory agency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park City 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 | CT | 804 | 2027[8] | Avangrid Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners[9] |
BOEM Connecticut DEEP | |
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References[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.
- ^ Crowley, Brendan (September 23, 2022). "Park City Wind Asks Connecticut to Adjust Energy Bid 'to Reflect Current Economic Realities'".
- ^ Memija, Adnan (December 20, 2022). "New England Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone". OffshoreWIND.biz.