Mayor Eric Adams in New York City. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced plans to transform a warehousing and manufacturing port into an offshore wind farm hub.
Why it matters: The facility, to be built at the city-owned South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, will be "one of the largest offshore wind port facilities in the nation," per a statement from the mayor's office.
- The wind farm will help New York City reach its climate goals of 100% clean electricity by 2040.
What they're saying: "This site will be the launch of a whole new industry for New York City that will support 13,000 local jobs over time, generate $1.3 billion in average annual investment citywide, and significantly reduce our carbon footprint," Adams said in a statement.
- "This is a transformative moment for New York City and our clean energy future — a future of sustainable power, good-paying jobs, and climate justice," he added.
The big picture: The New York City Economic Development Corporation is partnering with wind-developer Equinor for the project, which will see the port upgraded and the terminal built out as an operations and maintenance base.
- "The port will serve as a hub to support the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind offshore wind farms," which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean, near Long Island, the city's statement notes.
By the numbers: Both New York State and NYC have goals to obtain 70% of their electricity from renewables by 2030.
- The city expects these initiatives to remove more than 34 million tons of CO2 from the environment — the equivalent of removing nearly 500,000 cars from roadways over a 15-year period.
- It has committed $191 million to offshore wind projects, according to the statement.
Go deeper: Offshore wind companies bid record amounts to develop U.S. waters