On the heels of a successful vote in East Hampton last month, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the South Fork Offshore Wind Project is being considered by the Federal Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM). Show your support for the South Fork Wind Project that will create good union jobs and work opportunities for IBEW Local 25 and Local 1049 on Long Island. The federal permitting process is underway. Comment during the public comment session by Monday, February 22, at 5 p.m.
- Submit your public comment online. It's quick and easy. Click here to learn how.
- RSVP to the virtual hearing Tuesday, February 16, at 5 p.m. Oral comments will be accepted and are limited to five minutes each.
The South Fork Wind Project is a 15-turbine, 132-megawatt (MW) project contracted by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). This offshore wind project will be located 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York and will power 70,000 homes and create 1,600 family-sustaining jobs. Ørsted/Eversource is the developer, who has committed to investing in a $10-million Offshore Wind Training Center and using contractors who have Project Labor Agreements with the Nassau/Suffolk Building and Construction Trades Council.
