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OFFSHORE WIND · NYISOEmpire Wind 1
Empire Wind 1 is a 816 MW offshore wind request in interconnection study in the NYISO interconnection queue, in Kings County, New York, connecting to ConEd.
Queue statusIn planning
- PlanningQueued Jun 2018 (current stage)
- ConsentedFeb 2021 (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Jul 2027 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- 737
- Grid region
- NYISO (New York)
- Utility / transmission owner
- ConEd
- Developer
- Empire Offshore Wind LLC
- Connection point (POI)
- Gowanus 345kV
- Location
- Kings County, New York
- Technology
- Offshore Wind: 816 MW
- Total requested
- 816 MW
- Study phase
- SRIS, FS
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 12 June 2018
- Agreement signed
- 8 February 2021
- Proposed online date
- July 2027
Location
Marker shows the centre of Kings County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
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Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem