Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SunriseWind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunriseWind</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>’s largest offshore <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/windfarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfarm</span></a>, now has the final permit it needs from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BOEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOEM</span></a>) to start construction.<br>The 924-megawatt (MW) Sunrise Wind, a 50-50 partnership between Ørsted and Eversource, will generate enough clean energy to power nearly 600,000 New York households. It’s around 30 miles east of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MontaukPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontaukPoint</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LongIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongIsland</span></a>, and is expected to be operational in 2026. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/06/24/new-yorks-largest-offshore-wind-farm-sunrise-wind/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2024/06/24/new-yor</span><span class="invisible">ks-largest-offshore-wind-farm-sunrise-wind/</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a></p>