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New York Prepares to File June Report on Offshore Wind Offtake Options

Renewable Energy World: With an ultimate goal of informing New York’s offshore wind master plan, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is working to file in June a report that will assess the offshore wind offtake options for the state.

“[T]he existence of a power contract for [offshore wind] projects is paramount to their development, and New York, through its Clean Energy Standard, will be identifying the proper offtake options for New York,” Doreen Harris, director, large-scale renewables for NYSERDA, said during an April 12 webinar on the U.S. offshore wind road map presented by Wind Energy Update.

The Offshore Wind Offtake Options Proposal is one of several reports NYSERDA is preparing this year to help the agency prepare the state’s offshore wind master plan for release in December.

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