Stantec celebrates groundbreaking of South Fork Wind
08 März 2022 - 12:45PM
TSX, NYSE: STN Stantec, a global leader in
sustainable design and engineering, celebrates the groundbreaking
of South Fork Wind, the first offshore wind farm to connect to the
New York grid. The project will contribute to meeting the ambitious
renewable energy goals set by the Biden Administration, including
30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2030.
Located 35 miles off the coast of Long Island,
the 130-megawatt (MW) wind farm will produce enough clean energy to
power nearly 70,000 homes, and displace 6 million tons of carbon
emissions over the life of the project, the equivalent of taking
60,000 cars off the road annually. Stantec is the lead regulatory,
permitting, and technical consultant for the project, a joint
venture between Ørsted and Eversource.
“The groundbreaking for South Fork Wind is a
monumental step in helping New York State and the federal
government meet ambitious clean energy goals,” said Joy Prescott,
principal project manager at Stantec. “We are immensely proud to
see this project come to life after many years of careful planning
and look forward to continuing our relationship with Ørsted and
Eversource on offshore wind projects that will come online in the
years ahead.”
Offshore wind projects often take years to move
through the permitting process due to the complex regulatory
environment. Stantec’s experts have decades of experience in the
offshore environment and onshore transmission, offering a wealth of
technical knowledge and a strong understanding of federal, state,
and local regulations.
As part of the multi-disciplinary team, Stantec
provided overall quality review of the South Fork Wind Construction
and Operations Plan (COP) and supported the preparation of relevant
technical studies, including the preparation of assessment of
potential impacts to avian and bat species, with project-specific
field surveys.
The firm also provided program management during
the preparation of the project’s associated state and federal
applications to permit the construction, operation, and maintenance
of the associated utility scale transmission and interconnection
facilities. This included the Article VII application and
Environmental Management and Construction Plan to the New York
Public Service Commission. Offshore construction should begin later
this year, and the project is expected to be operational in
2023.
Stantec’s work with Ørsted also includes Sunrise
Wind in New York, a joint venture with Eversource; Skipjack Wind in
Maryland; and Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm
in the United States, which began operations in 2016.
Learn more about Offshore Wind at Stantec.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsThis news release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the project described above. Forward-looking statements
also include any other statements that do not refer to historical
facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions and subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There
is a risk that the project described above may be delayed,
cancelled, suspended or terminated. This could cause future results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in
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referred to above and their expected impact. Readers are cautioned
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