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https://www.rivieramm.com/opinion/first-federal-project-california-lease-sales-and-grid-issues-on-business-networks-radar-21658 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-awards-record-1700-mw-offshore-wind-contracts/559091/ https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/new-york-bight https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/NYS_BOEM_NY_Bight_Call_Comments.pdf

Con Edison Transmission will develop the transmission facilities required to deliver the wind energy to the grid under a memorandum of understanding with the project partners. New York Power Authority (NYPA) will also support the development of the transmission infrastructure.


  • OCS-A 0519 2018 Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC 26,332 DE COP
  • OCS-A 0483 2013 Virginia Electric and Power Company 112,799 VA SAP
  • OCS-A 0501 2015 Vineyard Wind LLC 166,886 MA COP
  • OCS-A 0498 2016 Ocean Wind LLC 160,480 NJ SAP
  • OCS-A 0512 2017 Equinor Wind US LLC 79,350 NY
  • OCS-A 0500 2015 Bay State Wind LLC 187,523 MA COP
  • OCS-A 0490 2014 US Wind Inc. 79,707 MD SAP
  • OCS-A 0486 2013 Deepwater Wind New England, LLC 97,498 RI/MA COP
  • OCS-A 0487 2013 Deepwater Wind New England, LLC 67,252 RI/MA SAP


  • OCS-A 0499 2016 Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind 183,353 NJ SAP
  • OCS-A 0508 2017 Avangrid Renewables, LLC 122,405 NC SAP
  • OCS-A 0520 2018 Equinor Wind US LLC 128,811 MA SAP
  • OCS-A 0521 2018 Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC 127,388 MA SAP
  • OCS-A 0482 2012 GSOE I, LLC 70,098 DE SAP



Largest proposed East Coast[edit]

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The following table lists largest offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are in various states development for the Outer Continental Shelf in U.S. territorial waters of the East Coast of the United States.[1] where a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) wind energy area (WEA) lease has been secured[2] and have gained at least some required regulatory approval before construction can begin. Distances are approximated and generally represent closest point of turbine array to shoreline, while acreage represents size of total lease area, which may be shared, and not the blocks within them allocated for the wind farm.

Wind farm Capacity
(MW) 		Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area coordinates Developer/Utility Turbines States Regulatory agency Refs
Ocean Wind 1,100MW Offshore New Jersey
OCS-A 0498
(NJWEA South)[3]		 13 nautical miles-15 miles (24 km) east of Atlantic City (NJ)[4] 160,480 acres (64,940 ha) 39°21′58″N 74°24′51″W / 39.366111°N 74.414167°W / 39.366111; -74.414167 Ørsted
PSE&G		 90 Haliade-X 12 MW NJ NJBPU [5][6][7][8][9]
Sunrise Wind 880MW offshore Massachusetts & Rhode Island
OCS-A 0486 (North Lease Area)[10]		 26 nautical miles-30 miles (48 km) east of Montauk Point,Long Island (NY) & 16.6 nautical miles-19 miles (31 km) southeast of Block Island (RI) 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) Ørsted
Eversource
Con Ed Transmission
New York Power Authority		 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 NY NYSERDA [11][12][13]
Empire Wind 816MW Offshore New York
OCS-A 0512
(Hudson North)[14][15]		 12 nautical miles 14 miles (23 km) south of Jones Beach Island, Long Island (NY) at New York Bight 79,350 acres (32,110 ha) Equinor 60-80 NY NYSERDA [16][17][18][12][13]
Vineyard Wind 800MW Offshore Massachusetts
OCS-A 0501[19][20]		 13 nautical miles -15 miles (24 km) west of Marthas Vineyard (MA) 166,886 acres (67,536 ha) Avangrid
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners		 84 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW MA [21][22][23][24]
Revolution Wind 700MW Offshore Rhode Island
OCS-A 0486 (North Lease Area)[10]		 halfway between Montauk Point (NY) & Martha’s Vineyard (MA) 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) Ørsted
Eversource
National Grid
United Illuminating		 Siemens Gamesa 8MW SG 8.0-167 RI
CT		 Connecticut DEEP
Rhode Island PUC		 [25][26]
Marwin 248MW
Offhore Maryland
OCS-A 0490[27]		 26 nautical miles -30 miles (48 km) east of Ocean City (MA) 79,707 acres (32,256 ha) US Wind 32 MD Maryland PSC [28][29][30][31][32][33]
South Fork 130MW Massachusetts & Rhode Island
OCS-A 0486 (North Lease Area)[10][34]		 26 nautical miles-30 miles (48 km) southeast of Montauk Point,Long Island (NY) & 16.6 nautical miles-19 miles (31 km) southeast of Block Island (RI) 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) Ørsted
Eversource
Long Island Power Authority		 8 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 NY NYSERDA [35][36][37][13]
Skipjack 120MW Offshore Maryland
& Delaware
OCS-A 0519[38]		 16.9 nautical miles-19.5 miles (31.4 km) from Maryland coast and Delaware state line 26,332 acres (10,656 ha)[39] Ørsted 10 12MW GE Haliade-X MD Maryland PSC [40][31][32]

Leased wind energy areas[edit]

Wind farm Capacity
(MW) 		Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area coordinates Developer/Utility Turbines State Regulatory agency Refs
Bay State Wind Off shore Massachusetts
OCS-A 0500[41]		 187,523 acres (75,888 ha) Ørsted
Eversource bid submitted 2019		 MA [42][41][43][44][45]
Dominion Energy 2.64 GW Offshore Virginia
OCS-A 0483[46]		 23.5 miles (37.8 km) 23.5 nautical miles east Virginia Beach 112,799 acres (45,648 ha) Dominion VA [47]
Atlantic Shores Offshore New Jersey
*OCS-A 0499[3]		 Jersey Shore from Atlantic City to Barnegat Light 183,353 acres (74,200 ha) EDF Renewables/Shell NJ [48][49][50][51]
Garden State Offshore Energy Offshore Delaware
OC-A 482 North[38]		 Rehobeth Beach to MD stateline NJ [52][53][54][55][56]
Equinor Wind Offshore Massachusetts
OCS-A 0520[57]		 South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket 128,811 acres (52,128 ha) MA [58]
Constitution ocs-a-0486-0487 CT [59]united-states-us5v.html https://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/United-States/%C3%B8rsted---lease-areas-ocs-a-0486-0487-united-states-us5v.html
Mayflower Wind https://www.mayflowerwind.com/
North Carolina Offshore North Carolina
OCS-a 0508[60]		 Kitty Hawk WEA:122,405 acres (49,536 ha)24 nm from shore and extends approximately 25.7 nm in a general southeast direction. Its seaward extent ranges from 13.5 nm in the north to .6 nm in the south

Wilmington West WEA:51,595 acres (20,880 ha)- 10 nm from shore and extends approximately 12.3 nm in an east-west direction at its widest point
Wilmington East WEA-133,590 acres (54,060 ha) 15 nm from Bald Head Island at its closest point and extends approximately 18 nm in the southeast direction at its widest point || || || || || || ||

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