New England Wind 1
Lease area OCS-A 0534, ~48 km south of Barnstable, MA. Export cable landfall at Craigville Beach, Barnstable.
Status
On Holdlifecycle stage
UnlikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
ALAvangrid Power, LLC — 100% ◆
Iberdrola — 100% ◆Location
United StatesNorthwest Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
791 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
BOEM Massachusetts Lease Sale (ATLW-4A) · 2018 ·
Water depth
44–57 m ≈
Wind speed
10.2 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Secured · May 2024 ◆
Connection
Eversource ISO-NE grid, landfall at Craigville Beach, Barnstable ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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On hold since
Jan 2026 ◆
Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
UnlikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for New England Wind 1
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
3 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 3 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 16 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 9 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator3
[2]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2024-07-01◆ BOEM Approves Construction and Operation…
“The approval will permit the construction and operation of two offshore wind energy facilities, known as New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2, which together will have a total capacity of up to 2…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[14]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2026-08-23◆ US BOEM offshore-wind register (FR docum…
“Lease row OCS-A 0534: companies ['Park City Wind LLC']; lease_dates ['05/15/2024']; lease_terms ['25 Years']; states ['Massachussets']; block_count 94.”
supportsRegister entry
[16]
U.S. Department of Justice / BOEM, filed in D.D.C. (via CourtListener/RECAP)2025-12-02◆ ACK for Whales v. US Dept of Commerce, 1…
"Project construction is not active or imminent" ... "New England Wind's construction schedule included in the COP indicates that there is no active construction planned on the OCS until Quarter 2 of …
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator6
[4]
Avangrid / BusinessWire2024-09-06
"Avangrid was awarded 791 Megawatts (MW) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the multi-state regional offshore wind solicitation." "If a power purchase agreement is signed and approved, then the p…
supportsTotal capacity
[6]
Avangrid / BusinessWire (via The Energy Data)2024-05
“The Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA), executed with Eversource and ISO-NE, details the terms and conditions for interconnection service administered by the regional grid operator, and …”
supportsStatusConnection point
[13]
Iberdrola2026-02-24◆ Iberdrola — gsm26 annual accounts consol…
“On 3 September, the Federal Government filed motion to move to remand and vacate the Construction and Operations Plan for previously permitted offshore wind projects, including New England Wind 1. On …”
supportsoperator↳ parent
[15]
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (via CourtListener/RECAP)2026-01-16◆ ACK for Whales v. US Dept of Commerce, 1…
"Park City Wind has, to date, been unable to negotiate and sign PPAs for New England Wind 1" ... "It would be entirely imprudent to execute a PPA and expose the Project to enormous financial risk, unt…
supportsOn holdMechanismDetail
[17]
CourtListener (Free Law Project)2026-10-12◆ ACK for Whales v. US Dept of Commerce, 1…
“Jun 4, 2026 ... MINUTE ORDER. At the court's April 23, 2026, hearing on Defendants' 18 motion to remand, Defendants indicated that their motion may no longer be justified based on its initial briefing…”
supportsStatus note
[18]
U.S. Department of Justice, filed in D.D.C. (via CourtListener/RECAP)2026-07-30◆ ACK for Whales v. US Dept of Commerce, 1…
“BOEM has not completed any reconsideration and has not taken any action to amend or revoke the COP approval.”
supportsStatus note
Auction results2
[19]
Connecticut General Assembly2019◆ us-ct-pa-19-71
Connecticut Public Act 19-71 - up to 2,000 MW; authority for Park City Wind.
supportsUtility PPA · Connecticut Offshore Wind Procurement (PA 19-71)
[20]
MA DOER & EDCs + RI + CT2023◆ us-ma-83c-r4
Massachusetts/multi-state 83C Round 4 RFP (MA/RI/CT coordinated, up to 3,600 MW).
supportsUtility PPA · New England Multi-State Offshore Wind Solicitation (MA + RI)
Trade press4
[9]
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[12]
Unverified import1
[1]
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