Powering Up South Fork Wind
New York welcomes America’s first commercial-scale wind farm
In 1882, Thomas Edison lit up Manhattan with his power station on Pearl Street, kicking off New York’s history of energy firsts. Fast forward 140 years, and New York is once again entering a new era of clean power, completing America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm: South Fork Wind.
South Fork Wind is a 12-turbine, 132 MW offshore wind farm powering ~70,000 Long Island homes. But the story of South Fork Wind goes beyond turbines, megawatts, and homes powered. It’s a story of union workers, engineers, and conservationists. A story of industry, investment, and laying the foundations for America’s offshore wind infrastructure.
Above all, it’s a New York story – a project by New Yorkers, for New Yorkers.
