Sunrise Wind

Sunrise Wind is a 924 MW utility-scale offshore wind farm under construction on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore which will provide power to the state of New York. It is located 16.4 nautical miles (18.9 miles, 30.4 kilometers) south of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 26.5 nautical miles (30.5 miles, 48.1 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York, and 14.5 nautical miles (16.7 miles, 26.8 kilometers) from Block Island, Rhode Island. Sunrise Wind will consist of 84 Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 turbines, each with turbine with a rotor diameter of 167 meters (548 ft) and a capacity of 8.0 MW. Sunrise Wind is expected to become the first offshore wind farm in the US to use a more efficient High Voltage Direct Current transmission system. HVDC technology will reduce the number of cables and electrical connections needed and increase the overall efficiency of the project by reducing the amount of energy lost in transmission. The developer, Ørsted, projects Sunrise Wind to create at least 800 direct construction jobs. By 2027, Sunrise is expected to produce the amount of power equivalent to the annual consumption of 600,000 New York homes. Sunrise Wind won its offtake agreement with NYSERDA in March 2024 at a higher price of $146. Ørsted completed its Purchase and sale agreement with NYSERDA in June 2024. Sunrise Wind is a part of New York State’s broader initiative to transition

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