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NRG Bluewater Wind is the leading developer of offshore wind in the United States and has been active in New York since 2002. The company worked with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to study the potential for a wind facility off the southern shore of Long Island.
On September 24, 2004, the Public Service Commission issued an order to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to increase the proportion of the state's energy coming from renewable sources from 19.3% to 24%.1 NYSERDA's subsequent research modeled 101 wind sites, the largest of which was a 600 MW facility off the coast of Long Island.2 The report noted that "the offshore site has a much different daily pattern that peaks several hours earlier in the day and is much more in line with the load patterns."
In 2005, the state comptroller hailed the development of a renewable energy sector3, citing research showing that it created more jobs per megawatt than conventional (fossil-based) energy4. NYSERDA estimated that each megawatt-hour (MWh) of utility-scale wind energy would generate approximately $10 of economic impact in the area in which a generation facility would be located5. In addition, under the assumption that 25% of New York's power would come from renewable sources by 2013 consultants for NYSERDA estimated that between 2005-2030 wind facilities would create 6,400 job-years directly and 15,500 indirectly6.
NRG Bluewater Wind believes that community input is vital to the project's success. In developing its proposal, Bluewater Wind met with government officials and community and environmental leaders to answer questions and receive input from a wide range of stakeholders. We heard from fishermen, homeowners, business leaders, preservationists, and others to ensure that we designed a wind park that is in harmony with Long Islanders' seascape and their experience of the south shore beaches.
On March 31, 2009, NYSERDA released a draft report intended to evaluate progress halfway between the 2004 RPS order and the goal of 25% renewable power by 2013.7
The agency's consultants concluded that its incentive program has effectively encouraged the development of main-tier renewable energy projects in the state.8
NRG Bluewater Wind is committed to a strong public-private partnership that ultimately secures a safe, clean energy future for New York State.
1 http://www3.dps.state.ny.us/pscweb/WebFileRoom.nsf/0/85D8CCC6A42DB86F85256F1900533518/$File/301.03e0188.RPS.pdf?OpenElement
2 http://www.nyserda.org/publications/wind_integration_report.pdf
3 http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/renewableenergy.pdf
4 http://rael.berkeley.edu/old-site/renewables.jobs.2006.pdf
5 http://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Wind/MajorEcoImpactsUtilityScaleWind.pdf
6 http://www.nyserda.org/rps/KEMA%20EXH%20D%20Main%20Tier%20Econ%20Benefits%20Report%20111408.pdf
7 http://www.nyserda.org/Energy_Information/NY%20Renewable%20Portfolio%20Standard%20Program%20Evaluation%20Report%20%282009%20Review%29-FINAL.pdf
8 http://www.nyserda.org/Energy_Information/KEMA_RPSEvaluation%20MAR%2030_Final.pdf
