Coal- and gas-fired plants emit harmful, deadly pollution that threatens our health, safety, and our environment. By embracing offshore wind and phasing out coal, we are moving towards our goal of reaching net zero emissions, and ensuring that the future of our planet is clean, healthy, and free of pollution.
Photo: Gary Norton, Department of Energy
Offshore wind is a renewable energy source that generates electricity by harnessing the power of wind. Unlike other fuel sources like coal or methane gas, offshore wind does not produce harmful, deadly pollution as a byproduct of energy generation.
Creating Jobs
The offshore wind sector is ready to employ up to 58,000 Americans every year from now until 2030, with high-paying, skilled careers in clean energy supported through shipbuilding, operations and maintenance ports, and the manufacturing of steel and components.
Right now, the United States is on track to produce enough electricity from offshore wind to power over 72 million homes by 2050.
We believe that bolstering offshore wind in the United States is critical to combating climate change and paving the path to a cleaner future. We are working from coast to coast to advocate for more investments in offshore wind, educate communities on the benefits of this resource, and push the energy sector to bolster its offshore wind projects.
South Fork Wind, located off the coast of Rhode Island currently generates over 130 MW of clean electricity—enough to power up to 70,000 homes and businesses in Long Island, New York!
New York – Today, the Biden Administration announced an auction for lease areas to develop up to 7GW of new offshore wind in the New York Bight. The announcement marks major progress towards President Biden’s goal of developing 30GW of offshore wind…
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved more than 1,650 MW of proposed offshore wind projects filed by US Wind and Skipjack Offshore Energy. This decision locks US Wind and Skipjack into economic development commitments across Maryland…
Trenton -- Today New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded offshore wind solicitations to two projects that combined will develop offshore wind capacity of 2,658 MW - the largest offshore wind procurement in the history of the country. The first…
ALBANY, NY - Today, on the third day of 2021 State of the State addresses, Governor Cuomo announced several pieces of a bold vision to make New York a national renewable energy economic and jobs powerhouse and rapidly decarbonize the…
