The announcement, which the state billed as the nation's largest ever investment in offshore wind, comes less than two weeks after New York regulators rejected requests by three offshore wind developers to renegotiate their contracts because of soaring costs.
In response, Governor Kathy Hochul pledged to support renewable energy projects to meet the state's climate change goals.
The Biden administration, which has made offshore wind development a cornerstone of its plan to decarbonize the nation's power grid, applauded the move.
New York is also committing $300 million to the development of offshore wind component manufacturing facilities planned by GE Vernova (GE.N).
New York Offshore Wind Alliance Director Fred Zalcman said the announcement "will go a long way towards instilling confidence in a market that has recently faced tremendous headwinds."
Persons:
Kathy Hochul, France's TotalEnergies, Germany's, Hochul, Biden, John Podesta, Fred Zalcman, Nichola Groom, Bill Berkrot, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
New York, Denmark's, Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, White House, Power, Corio, Grid, Excelsior, GE Vernova, Offshore Wind Alliance, Thomson
Locations:
New, York, Denmark's Copenhagen, New York, America, RWE, . New