But project development continues in the state—with builder Skanska gaining a $861M NYC port upgrade contract—and in the US, with federal lease auctions now set for offshore Maine and Oregon as first of 12
through 2028, and NJ announcing it will seek up to 4 GW capacity add.
The state funds are earmarked for construction at the Albany NanoTech Complex and purchase of advanced equipment for semiconductor chip research and development.
First installed turbine at the 132-GW South Fork project off the New York coast has now sent wind energy to the state grid, with first power flow also imminent at the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts and other state projects pushing past ongoing constraints.