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title: "New England Wind 1"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-new-england-wind-1/
identifier: us-new-england-wind-1
updated: 2026-10-13
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# New England Wind 1

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

Lease area OCS-A 0534, ~48 km south of Barnstable, MA. Export cable landfall at Craigville Beach, Barnstable.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 791 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | On Hold |
| Owners | Avangrid Power, LLC |
| Coordinates | 40.991819, -70.69847 |
| Chance of delivery | Fragile (weight 0.082) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2020-07-02 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2024-07-01 (achieved)
- **On hold** — 2026-01 (dated)

## Offtake

1,595 MW contracted — utility PPA

- **Utility PPA · Connecticut Offshore Wind Procurement (PA 19-71)** — price undisclosed · awarded 2019-12
- **Utility PPA · New England Multi-State Offshore Wind Solicitation (MA + RI)** — price undisclosed · awarded 2024-09

## 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.avangrid.com/w/avangrid-s-new-england-wind-1-project-selected-by-massachusetts-in-offshore-wind-solicitation
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2024-07-01 — https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/boem-approves-construction-and-operations-plan-new-england-winds-offshore
- Avangrid / BusinessWire, 2024-07-01 — https://markets.financialcontent.com/guymondailyherald/article/bizwire-2024-7-1-avangrid-receives-full-federal-approval-for-construction-of-new-england-wind-offshore-projects
- Avangrid / BusinessWire, 2024-09-06 — https://markets.financialcontent.com/observernewsonline/article/bizwire-2024-9-6-avangrids-new-england-wind-1-project-selected-by-massachusetts-in-offshore-wind-solicitation
- Boston Globe, 2026-01-02 — https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/02/business/offshore-wind-massachusetts-contracts-extension/
- Avangrid / BusinessWire (via The Energy Data), 2024-05 — https://theenergydata.com/avangrid-celebrates-cape-cod-grid-upgrades-supported-by-new-england-wind-1-project/
- Windpower Monthly, 2024-12 — https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1900811/iberdrola-closes-25-billion-deal-full-control-us-subsidiary-avangrid
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-04 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/04/03/us-clears-avangrids-new-england-offshore-wind-project-first-phase-could-enter-construction-next-year/
- PNNL Tethys, 2024 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/new-england-wind-1-2
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/New_England_Wind
- 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/
- Iberdrola, 2026-02-24 — https://www.iberdrola.com/documents/20125/5613162/gsm26-annual-accounts-consolidated-2025.pdf
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (via CourtListener/RECAP), 2026-01-16 — https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980.20.1.pdf
- U.S. Department of Justice / BOEM, filed in D.D.C. (via CourtListener/RECAP), 2025-12-02 — https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980.18.0.pdf
- CourtListener (Free Law Project), 2026-10-12 — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70378632/ack-for-whales-inc-v-united-states-department-of-commerce/
- U.S. Department of Justice, filed in D.D.C. (via CourtListener/RECAP), 2026-07-30 — https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980/gov.uscourts.dcd.280980.42.0.pdf
- Connecticut General Assembly, 2019 — https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/ACT/pa/pdf/2019PA-00071-R00HB-07156-PA.pdf
- MA DOER & EDCs + RI + CT, 2023 — https://macleanenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/83c-rd4-rfp-8.30.2023.pdf

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