BOEM completes environmental review for 130 MW Deepwater ONE – South Fork offshore wind project off Rhode Island

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed South Fork Wind project offshore New York and Rhode Island.

South Fork Wind, LLC is proposing to build an offshore wind energy project approximately 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York. The project will deliver approximately 130 megawatts (MW) of power to the South Fork of Long Island, New York. If approved, it would be the second commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States.

BOEM will publish a Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the Federal Register. The EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the activities laid out in South Fork Wind, LLC’s Construction and Operations Plan. BOEM plans to issue a record of decision on whether to approve the proposed project in October 2021. The US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Marine Fisheries Service will sign this record of decision for their respective authorization decisions.

Denmark’s Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy are the project owners.