In the Matter of the Application of Empire Offshore
Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental
Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction
of Approximately 17.5 Miles of Transmission Lines
from the Boundary of New York State Territorial
Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Brooklyn,
Kings County, New York.
Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the
State of New York, Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Applicant)
is providing public notice of its intent to file an Application
for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and
Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and
operation of the portion of the transmission system for the
Empire Wind 1 offshore wind generating facility located in
New York State (the Project).
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, on or about June 28,
2021, the Applicant will file an application (Application)
in the above-entitled matter with the New York State
Public Service Commission (Commission) for a Certificate
pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law to
construct, operate, and maintain the Project, which is the
New York State portion of a transmission facility that will
connect the offshore wind farm to be located in the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management designated Renewable
Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0512 within federal waters
(Lease Area) to the existing mainland electrical grid in
Brooklyn, New York. The Project is necessary in order
to transmit renewable energy from the Lease Area to the
downstate area and to assist New York State in achieving its
clean energy mandates under the Climate Leadership and
Community Protection Act.
During the course of the Article VII proceedings, alternative
routes not included in the Application or affected by the
proposed primary route may be offered without further
notice by publication. In addition, the Commission may
ultimately approve an alternative route for the Project that
traverses municipalities not presently affected by the Project
or included in the Application.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The Project includes: (i) two 230-kilovolt (kV) high-voltage
alternating current (HVAC) submarine export cables within
an approximately 15.1 nautical mile-long submarine export
cable corridor, extending from the boundary of New York
State waters (3 nautical miles from shore) to the cable
landfall in Brooklyn; and (ii) a 0.2 mile-long onshore cable
route and substation including (a) two three-core 230-kV
HVAC onshore export cables buried underground from the
cable landfall either directly to the cable terminations or to
transition vaults within the proposed onshore substation,
(b) an onshore substation located at the South Brooklyn
Marine Terminal that will increase the voltage to 345 kV
for the onshore interconnection cables, and (c) two 345-kV
cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC onshore
interconnection cables, that will be buried underground
from the onshore substation to the point of interconnection
(POI) at the Gowanus 345-kV Substation owned by the
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
The Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm is proposed to be
located in the Lease Area approximately 20 miles south
of Long Island and outside of New York’s jurisdictional
waters. As such, it will be permitted in a separate federal
proceeding.
A copy of the Application will be filed with the Commission
and served upon the Mayor of the City of New York and
the Brooklyn Borough President and other statutory parties,
and copies will be made available at the following local
public libraries. Additional information can be found on the
Project website at https://www.empirewind.com/article-vii.
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Brooklyn Public Library
Red Hook Branch
7 Wolcott St., Brooklyn, NY 11231
Brooklyn Public Library
Park Slope Branch
431 6th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
Brooklyn Public Library
Flatbush Branch
22 Linden Blvd. at Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11226
Brooklyn Public Library
Bay Ridge Branch
7223 Ridge Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Brooklyn Public Library
Sunset Park interim library
4201 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11232
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
For further information concerning the Project, interested
persons may contact the following:
Michelle L. Phillips
Secretary to the Commission
New York State Public Service Commission
Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3
Albany, New York 12223-1350
Phone: (518) 474-653 | Fax: (518) 486-608
Email: secretary@dps.ny.gov
Julia Bovey
Director of External Affairs
Empire Offshore Wind LLC
Phone: 833-699-1965
Email: empirewind@equinor.com
PUBLIC NOTICE
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