Sunrise Wind, 924-Megawatt Wind Farm Project Off Smith Point, On Track For 2027 Completion, Ørsted Says

SHIRLEY, NY — Sunrise Wind, a 924-megawatt offshore wind farm, is on track for completion in the second half of 2027, Meaghan Wims, a spokeswoman for its Danish developer, Ørsted, told Patch.

The project's construction is roughly 40 percent complete, with 44 of 84 turbine foundations and its offshore substation installed, Wims said, citing Ørsted 's last earning's report.

Once complete, the project will power nearly 600,000 homes in New York.

The project will connect to the New York electricity grid through a 100-mile submarine transmission cable from offshore wind turbines, over 30 miles east of Montauk Point, to a grid connection at the Holbrook and West-Bus Substation.

The underground cable will make landfall beneath Smith Point and then follow a route to Smith Point Marina, followed by William Floyd Parkway, Surrey Circle, Mastic Boulevard, Francine Place, Revilo Avenue, Victory Avenue, Horseblock Road, the Long Island Expressway South Service Road, Waverly Avenue, Long Island Avenue, and finally Union Avenue.

The cable landfall itself will be drilled horizontally up to 75-feet below the surface of the beach at Smith Point, and then exit about 2,000-feet from the shore.

The installation of the cable began in Smith Point County Park's parking field a few weeks ago.

It was approved by the state's Public Service Commission in 2022.

Two years later, in February 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state conditionally awarded offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation, including Sunrise Wind, Equinor's 810-megawatt project, and Empire Wind 1 off of Jones Beach.