New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan

NEW YORK STATE OFFSHORE WIND MASTER PLAN

Charting a Course to 2,400 Megawatts

of Offshore Wind Energy

NYSERDA Report 17-25

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New York State will help develop 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, enough to power up to 1.2 million homes

The New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan prepared by:

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Prepared in coordination with: Department of Environmental Conservation

Department of Labor Department of State Department of Public Service Empire State Development Long Island Power Authority New York Power Authority Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Cover Photo: Siemens

Credit: Deepwater Wind

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Contents

3 . . . . Acronyms and Abbreviations

5 . . . . Executive Summary

9 . . . . Introduction to the Master Plan 9Objectives 10Methodology and Appended Documents 13Public Outreach

15. . . . Background 15State Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Renewable Energy Policies 16 Growth of Offshore Wind Energy 16 Global 16 National 19 Regulatory Framework 19 Federal 19 State 19 Local 20Area for Consideration and Request for Wind Energy Areas

Credit: Deepwater Wind

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23 . . . Benefits and Cost-Reduction Pathways

23Benefits of Offshore Wind Energy Development for New York State 23 Environmental Benefits 26Jobs, Supply Chain, and Economic Benefits

30Procurement and Other Cost-Reduction Pathways 32 Procurement Mechanisms 35 Green Bank Financing

37 . . . Ongoing Activities to Advance Development of Offshore Wind Energy

37Continuing Outreach and Public Engagement

38Technical Working Groups to be Convened

39Jobs and Supply Chain Technical Working Group 42Commercial and Recreational Fishing Technical Working Group 44Maritime Technical Working Group 46Environmental Technical Working Group

48 Future Studies and Analyses 48Environmental Studies 50Quantification of Air Quality Benefits 51Wildlife

54New York State-Based Research and Development 55Wind Resource Assessment 55Component and System Design 55Environmental Risk Reduction 55Community Impact Research 55 Workforce Development

57 . . . Conclusion

Acronyms and Abbreviations

BMP ? Best Management Practice BOEM ? Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Commission ? New York Public Service Commission FLOWW ? Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables Group

NYSERDA ? New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

OREC ? Ocean Renewable Energy Credit

PM2.5 ? fine particulate matter PPA ? power purchase agreement

GW ? Gigawatt

REC ? Renewable Energy Credit

LiDAR ? Light detention and ranging MW ? Megawatt

SOx ? Oxides of Sulfur U.S. ? United States

NOx ? Oxides of Nitrogen

UOG ? Utility Owned Generation

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