Empire Wind

Empire Wind is a planned offshore wind farm in the New York Bight off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, U.S., approximately 15–30 miles (24–48 km) south of Long Island. It is being developed solely by the Norwegian energy company Equinor, although it was previously a joint venture with BP. The project is divided into two phases – Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 – having a combined potential capacity of over 2 gigawatts (816 MW + 1, 260 MW). The wind farm is located in federal lease area OCS-A 0512 (called “Hudson North”) and is intended to supply renewable electricity to New York State, contributing to its clean energy goals. The first phase, Empire Wind 1, has a planned capacity of 810–816 MW and was originally expected to begin operation by the mid-2020s. Due to permitting and grid interconnection delays, its completion target was pushed back by about 18 months to the end of 2026, and New York authorities now list its expected commercial operation date as 2027. Empire Wind 1 will consist of around 60–80 turbines (each with an installed capacity of more than 15 MW) and will deliver power via a subsea cable coming ashore in Brooklyn. The second phase, Empire Wind 2, is approximately 1.2 GW and was slated to come online later in the decade, bringing the project's total capacity to over 2 GW (enough to power about one million homes). Both Empire Wind 1 and 2 were initially aw

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