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title: "South Fork Wind"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-south-fork/
identifier: us-south-fork
updated: 2026-10-13
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# South Fork Wind

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-south-fork/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 56 km (35 miles) east of Montauk Point, Long Island, in BOEM lease OCS-A 0517. First utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 132 MW |
| Turbines | 12 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Ørsted · Skyborn Renewables (GIP) |
| Coordinates | 41.09, -71.09 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2024-03 |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2018-06-29 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2021-11 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2022-02 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2022-02 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2023-12 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2023-Q1 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2024-03 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## 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 (BOEM), 2021-11-24 — https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/state-activities/Record%20of%20Decision%20South%20Fork_0.pdf
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2022-01-18 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sfwf-cop-approval-letter
- Ørsted A/S, 2023-02-01 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/2022-annual-report/orsted-annual-report-2022.pdf?rev=dbb7b462b5d64e53989413e99130cdbc
- Ørsted A/S, 2025-02-01 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/annual2024/orsted-annual-report-2024.pdf?rev=02bde37dc8424c8eb8e4e9f3b65cc833
- Ørsted A/S, 2026-02-01 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/annual-2025/annual-report-2025.pdf?rev=34ff0f324dc1429bac1bc84382c30a9d&hash=D5AF74AEDCCB4EB539AAD875E368374A
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2021-10-01 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/10/01/siemens-gamesa-receives-firm-order-for-two-us-offshore-wind-farms/
- NYSERDA / Governor's Office, 2023-12-06 — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2023-Announcements/2023-12-6-Governor-Hochul-Announces-South-Fork-Wind-Delivers-First-Offshore
- NYSERDA / Governor's Office, 2024-03-14 — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2024-Announcements/2024_03_14-Governor-Hochul-Announces-Completion-of-South-Fork-Wind
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-10-01 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/10/01/skyborn-renewables-now-orsteds-joint-venture-partner-on-two-us-offshore-wind-farms/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-10 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/10/01/skyborn-renewables-now-orsteds-joint-venture-partner-on-two-us-offshore-wind-farms/
- 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/
- Ørsted, 2023-05-03 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/q12023/interim-financial-reportq12023.pdf
- Ørsted A/S, 2026-Q1 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/q12026/q1-2026-orsted-ir-presentation.pdf
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau
- Long Island Power Authority, 2017-01-25 — https://www.lipower.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/APPROVED20Board20Minutes20of20January202520201720Meeting1-1.pdf
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2023-03-29 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/29/new-york-first-offshore-wind-farm-linked-to-land/
- Ørsted, 2026-Q3 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/www/docs/corp/com/investor/q3-2026-pre-close-calls-reminders.pdf

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