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

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

Located 15-30 miles south of Long Island, NY. OCS-A 0512. 54x Vestas V236-15MW on Sif monopiles fabricated at Rotterdam.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 810 MW |
| Turbines | 54 |
| Lifecycle stage | Under Construction |
| Owners | Equinor |
| Coordinates | 40.4, -73.55 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2027 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2027 (range 2026–2027) |
| Chance of delivery | Delivering (weight 0.973) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2020-01-10 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2024 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2024 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2024-02 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2025 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2027 (expected)

## Offtake

1,626 MW contracted — OREC

- **OREC · NYSERDA Offshore Wind Solicitation 1 (ORECRFP18-1)** — $83.36/MWh · awarded 2019-10
- **OREC · NYSERDA Fourth (Expedited) Offshore Wind Solicitation (2024)** — $155/MWh · awarded 2024-02

## Sources

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

- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management / NOAA NMFS, 2023-11-21 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/empire-wind-oca-0512-rod
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 2024-12-20 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/empire-wind1-cop-approval-letterpdf
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S, 2024 — https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2024/vestas-secures-its-first-u-s--offshore-order-with-810-m-c4034915
- Equinor ASA, 2024-01-25 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20240125-empire-wind-transaction-bp
- Equinor ASA, 2024-06-04 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20240604-solidifies-new-york-offtake-contract-empire-wind-1
- Equinor ASA, 2025-01-02 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20250102-securing-financial-close-empire-wind-1
- Equinor ASA, 2025-05-19 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20250519-empire-wind-project-resumes-construction
- Equinor ASA, 2025-12-22 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20251222-us-wind-lease-paused
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-01-05 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/01/05/equinor-sues-us-govt-over-empire-wind-1-construction-halt/
- Equinor ASA, 2026-01-15 — https://www.equinor.com/news/20260115-empire-wind-granted-preliminary-injunction
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-11-29 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/11/29/sif-produces-first-empire-wind-1-monopile-in-netherlands/
- Empire Wind (Equinor), 2026 — https://www.empirewind.com/ew-1/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Equinor ASA, 2019-07-18 — https://www.equinor.com/news/archive/2019-new-york-offshore-wind-bid
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-03-31 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/03/31/maersk-viridis-en-route-to-us-to-install-empire-wind-1-turbines/
- Equinor ASA, 2026-03-19 — https://cdn.sanity.io/files/h61q9gi9/global/e7b645f57ada3a73a69638365e6404fb3299fc3c.pdf
- Equinor, 2025-07-22 — https://cdn.sanity.io/files/h61q9gi9/global/6d7e9ccae521e607f64cd3c3de4ece5c6c514ff3.pdf
- Empire Wind (Equinor), 2025-04-17 — https://www.empirewind.com/2025/04/17/equinor-suspends-offshore-construction-activities-for-the-empire-wind-project/
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau
- Empire Wind (Equinor), 2026 — https://www.empirewind.com/project/
- New York PSC, 2026-06-22 — https://dps.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/10/pr23105.pdf
- NY Dept of Public Service, 2018 — https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7b37EE76DF-81B1-47D4-B10A-73E21ABA1549%7d

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