The US’ first commercial offshore wind farm kicks off turbine construction off the coast of Long Island's South Fork

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Date: Monday, April 3, 2023Contact: Interior_Press@ios. govWASHINGTON — In a major milestone towards meeting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has completed its review of critical design and installation reports for the South Fork Wind project, clearing the way for the start of turbine construction offshore Rhode Island and New York. ”With BSEE’s completion of the 60-day review of the project’s Facility Design Report and Fabrication and Installation Report, South Fork Wind will now begin the historic step of constructing and installing offshore wind turbines on the Outer Continental Shelf, with an estimated completion date of summer 2023

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