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'Just The Beginning': Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Completed Off NY Coast 'Just The Beginning': Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Completed Off NY Coast
'Just The Beginning': Nation's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Completed Off NY Coast If you’re reading this, there’s a possibility that the electricity to power your device came from the country’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the completion of the South Fork Wind project on Thursday, March 14, capping off more than two years of construction that began in February 2022. As of Thursday, all 12 of the project’s offshore wind turbines were up and running roughly 35 miles off the coast of Long Island, delivering power to Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaways, the governor’s office said. Earlier Report: 'Momentous St…
NY's First Offshore Wind Farm Marks Major Construction Milestone NY's First Offshore Wind Farm Marks Major Construction Milestone
NY's First Offshore Wind Farm Marks Major Construction Milestone Efforts to power tens of thousands of New York homes using the state’s first offshore wind farm have marked a major construction milestone. The South Fork Wind farm, located approximately 35 miles off the coast of Long Island, achieved its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the project’s first monopile foundation, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Thursday, June 22. Expected to be in operation by the end of 2023, the project will feature 12 wind turbines connected to the power grid via an underwater cable that can power 70,000 Long Island homes. It will mark the fi…
'Lifting To New Heights': Sullivan County Airport Receiving Millions For Modernization Projects 'Lifting To New Heights': Sullivan County Airport Receiving Millions For Modernization Projects
'Lifting To New Heights': Sullivan County Airport Receiving Millions For Modernization Projects Bigger terminals, nicer concession areas, and improved security screening are just some of the modernization projects that will benefit from the $230 million awarded to nine airports across New York. The awards are granted through the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition. Funding is meant to pay for airport projects that “promote, revitalize, and accelerate investments in upstate commercial passenger service airports, helping to create airports for the 21st century,” the governor’s office said. "Our upstate airports are our gateways to local economies and ma…