Governor Kathy Hochul announced the largest, single offshore wind supply chain contract award in New York State to support the State's Sunrise Wind offshore wind project. Ørsted and Eversource, Sunrise Wind's joint development partners, signed a $86 million supply chain contract with Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. to construct advanced foundation components for wind turbines at the Port of Coeymans, bringing construction and steel manufacturing work to New York companies located in the Capital Region and Western New York, and creating 230 family-sustaining jobs. Additionally, the State will offer its next offshore wind solicitation in early 2022 targeting significant port infrastructure and supply chain investment to further maximize the long-term economic benefits of this burgeoning industry. Today's announcement supports New York State's nation leading goal to develop at least 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035.

"This new partnership for New York's Sunrise Wind project will infuse $86 million into New York's economy which directly benefits New York companies and creates quality construction and manufacturing jobs in local communities," said Governor Hochul. "We are going to be bold in how we achieve our climate goals and with our upcoming early 2022 offshore wind solicitation, New York will again demonstrate its national leadership in the acceleration to a green economy."

Additionally, this Sunrise Wind project investment will create significant manufacturing opportunities for local New York companies and create solid jobs for New Yorkers. Opportunities provided through this investment include: 

• Ljungström LLC, of Wellsville, in Alleghany County, New York, will manufacture the steel components and deliver them to the Port of Coeymans. This will create at least 100 jobs in Western New York.
• The construction at the Port of Coeymans will be covered by a Project Labor Agreement. In accordance with the developers' commitment, Ørsted and Eversource will negotiate a Project Labor Agreement with the Greater Capital Region Building and Construction Trades Council, covering all construction work performed at the port in connection with the advanced components by Riggs Distler.
• 115 skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen from New York's building and construction trades, including electricians, carpenters, concrete masons, operating engineers, ironworkers, laborers and others will be mobilized to fabricate the components at the Port of Coeymans. 
• Many additional New York opportunities will emerge for local construction support, transportation, facilities, and material supply to support the advanced components scope for Sunrise Wind. These include concrete supply, site support services, facilities, lighting, and equipment.

Ørsted and Eversource, as part of Sunrise Wind, will also launch a $1 million workforce training initiative under the strategic leadership of the Center for Economic Growth. This will support project activities that support the project's scope, help raise job opportunity awareness and ensure area residents will have access to offshore wind economic opportunities, including efforts to prioritize skills training and hiring within disadvantaged communities.

As part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's inaugural competitive 2018 offshore wind solicitation, New York State selected Sunrise Wind, which is 924-megawatt wind farm that will be located more than 30 miles east of Montauk Point. Construction is anticipated to start as early as 2023, with the wind farm expected to be fully operational in 2025.

Governor Kathy Hochul | https://www.governor.ny.gov