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New York to Implement Offshore Wind Power Generation





A graduate of the University of Delaware with a master’s in energy policy, Daniel Tobin leverages his training and experience to lead as senior investment officer and senior director of the origination unit at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). When not serving at the DOE, Daniel Tobin also contributes to the American Council of Renewable Energy, which recently announced that New York State has plans to add offshore wind power generation.

In January 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state plans to begin a 90-megawatt (MW) wind-power project 30 miles off the coast of Montauk, Long Island. The project is part of a larger plan to generate 2,400 MW of wind energy by 2030. The new wind-energy program is part of New York’s efforts to increase use of low-carbon energy sources. 

If New York succeeds in generating 2,400 MW of wind power by 2030, this will be enough to provide power to 1.25 million homes, likely making New York the leading state in the use of offshore wind power generation.
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