N.Y. Offers $300M in Port Improvements to Back Wind Projects
State IsÌýSeeking Bids for Funds That Will Go Toward Upgrades for Offshore Wind Manufacturing, Staging and Logistics
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New York is offering $300 million for port improvements in a signal of support for an offshore wind industry that’s been battered by the Trump administration.Ìý
The state isÌýÌýfor the funds that will go toward upgrades for offshore wind manufacturing, staging and logistics, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said Dec. 19.
New York is throwing support behind an industry that had struggled with inflation and supply kinks even before President Donald Trump returned to the White House intent on stifling its rise.
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A lift boat off the beach during construction of the South Fork Wind Farm near Wainscott, N.Y. (Johnny Milano/Bloomberg)
Trump’s efforts to thwart offshore wind have included an attempt to stop work on theÌýÌýproject off the coast of New York. In August, the administrationÌýÌý$679 million in funding for offshore wind port upgrades including one intended for a terminal on Staten Island.Ìý
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