On Monday, President Biden announced numerous offshore wind initiatives that will jumpstart our green economic recovery. Chiefly, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the Dept. of Interior has announced new wind energy areas in the NY Bight that will be leased and auctioned at the end of this year/ beginning of 2022. This is crucial for New York to reach its 9GW goal by 2035. CJNY is proud to have been a part of this effort and worked with Rep. Kathleen Rice's office on multiple occasions to secure this victory.
Additional announcements were related to port infrastructure investments to develop a domestic supply chain, research and development funding, and a shared goal across multiple federal departments to realize 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. LEARN MORE:
NEWSDAY: U.S. sets new wind-energy areas off LI, including in Hamptons