Home Offshore Wind New York greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 transmission facilities
February 14, 2025,
by
Adnan Memija
Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project.
The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately 17.5 miles (about 28 kilometers) from the boundary of New York State waters to a point of interconnection in Brooklyn.
The phase approved on February 13, 2025, involves construction activities within Con Edison’s Gowanus substation property, including excavation and installation of duct banks, cable pulling, site restoration, and associated decommissioning.
The transmission project includes two 230 kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) submarine export cables within a 15.1-mile corridor, running from the New York State waters boundary to the cable landfall in Brooklyn. Additionally, it features a 0.2-mile onshore cable route and substation wi
