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2018 Solicitation (Closed)

Under the New York State Public Service Commission's July 2018 Order Adopting the Offshore Wind Standard [PDF], which set the framework for the first phase of solicitations, NYSERDA selected and contracted with two offshore wind project proposals, totaling nearly 1,700 megawatts.

For more information on the awarded projects – Empire Wind (816 megawatts) and Sunrise Wind (880 megawatts) – see our New York’s Offshore Wind Projects webpage.

2018 Solicitation Map 2018 Offshore Wind Project Map 2018 Offshore Wind Project Map

The map displays the locations of the two offshore wind projects awarded as part of NYSERDA’s 2018 solicitation, as well as proposed points of interconnection.

  1. Empire Wind 1: located south of Long Island in the New York Bight, proposed to interconnect at the Gowanus Substation in Brooklyn.
  2. Sunrise Wind: located east of Montauk Point, proposed to interconnect to the Holbrook Substation in Suffolk County.

Contract Execution and Phase One Report

In October 2019, NYSERDA finalized contracts for these first two offshore wind projects. Concurrently, NYSERDA submitted a comprehensive filing to the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) “Launching New York’s Offshore Wind Industry: Phase 1 Report” [PDF]. The Report documents the successful results of New York’s first large-scale offshore wind solicitation with a combined total capacity of nearly 1,700 megawatts and provides important details about these, the highest scoring projects. These publications are a significant milestone in the State's commitment to transparency as it delivers the promise of a clean electricity future.

The Report is an analysis of the solicitation process and includes details of the executed contracts, including:

Read the Phase One Report Factsheet [PDF].

Closed Solicitation, ORECRFP18-1

Schedule

Date Event
November 8, 2018 RFP Release Date
February 14, 2019 Deadline for Submission of Proposals
Spring 2019 Awardees Notified
Summer 2019 Contracts Awarded
Fall 2019 Contracts Finalized and Phase 1 Report [PDF] filed with the New York State Public Service Commission

ORECRFP18-1 and Appendices

Eligibility Requirements

The Offshore Wind Standard Order limited project eligibility to projects that generate electricity from offshore wind that:

Contract Requirements

The Order also:

Evaluation Criteria

The Offshore Wind Standard Order prescribed the evaluation of proposals to be based upon an ultimate weighting of 70% price considerations, 20% economic benefits to New Yorkers, and 10% based on project viability.

Proposers Conference

NYSERDA hosted a conference for proposers via webinar on November 29, 2018 to review elements of the RFP including eligibility criteria, submission requirements, the proposal evaluation process, contract commitments, and the post-award process and agreement. View the presentation slides [PDF] and webinar recordingLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page..

Responses to Written Questions

NYSERDA responded to written questions received during the Proposers Conference or sent via email to [email protected] on November 13, 2018.

Four Major Developers Proposed

Four major developers submitted proposals to NYSERDA's 2018 solicitation. Public versions of the proposals are included below:

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC (joint venture of EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US)

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 1

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 2

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 3

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 4

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 5

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 6

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 7

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project - Proposal 8

Empire Wind Project – Equinor US Holdings, Inc

Liberty Wind - Vineyard Wind LLC (joint venture of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables)

Sunrise Wind – Bay State Wind LLC (joint venture of Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy)

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