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title: "Beacon Wind 1"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-beacon-wind-1/
identifier: us-beacon-wind-1
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Beacon Wind 1

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-beacon-wind-1/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Lease area OCS-A 0520, ~128,000 acres, ~32 km southwest of Nantucket and ~97 km east of Montauk Point. BW1 grid connection to Queens, NY; BW2 to CT or NY.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 1230 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | On Hold |
| Owners | JERA Nex bp |
| Coordinates | 40.8355, -70.5084 |
| Chance of delivery | Fragile (weight 0.061) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2023-06-30 (achieved)
- **On hold** — 2025-10-21 (dated)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- unknown, date not stated — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/10/21/jera-nex-bp-to-withdraw-from-us-offshore-market-halts-beacon-wind-investment/
- Offshore Magazine, 2024-01-26 — https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/article/14304126/bp-equinor-bp-go-separate-ways-on-empire-wind-beacon-wind-projects
- Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz), 2023-10-13 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/10/13/new-york-rejects-bids-to-renegotiate-offshore-wind-contracts/
- Equinor, 2024-01-25 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20240125-empire-wind-transaction-bp
- JERA, 2025-08-04 — https://www.jera.co.jp/en/news/information/20250804_2227
- The Maritime Executive, 2025-10-21 — https://maritime-executive.com/article/bp-jera-jv-pulls-plug-on-us-offshore-wind-citing-unfavorable-market
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-10 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/10/21/jera-nex-bp-to-withdraw-from-us-offshore-market-halts-beacon-wind-investment/
- BOEM, 2023 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind
- Northeast Ocean Data (BOEM lease OCS-A 0520 polygon), 2025 — https://services.northeastoceandata.org/arcgis1/rest/services/EnergyAndInfrastructure/MapServer/66
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Office of the Governor of New York, 2022-01-14 — https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-key-offshore-wind-milestone-contracts-empire-wind-2-and-beacon-wind
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau
- JERA Co., Inc., 2025-08-04 — https://www.jera.co.jp/en/news/information/20250804_2227
- New York PSC, 2026-06-22 — https://dps.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/10/pr23105.pdf
- Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz), 2026-02 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/02/16/new-york-ends-fifth-offshore-wind-solicitation-process-due-to-federal-actions-disrupting-market/

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