Dubbed Clean Energy Link, the project will comprise four wind farms with a combined capacity of 478MW and two solar facilities with a combined generation capacity of 223MW within the 12-state PJM regional power market.
Power generated from the project will be delivered to Long Island from PJM through a new HVDC transmission line to a net-zero converter station.
The project is expected to contribute to the New York Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo’s aim to generate 50% of power from renewable sources by 2030.
Mark Cuomo also intended to make this a binding goal across the state, allowing for deployment of renewable energy sources in higher number over short period of time.
Assemblyman Steve Englebright said: “Long Island is determined to protect our environment, and Governor Cuomo’s 50 by 30 mandate is the vehicle that ensures innovative methods for securing renewable energy is a part of the equation.
“Long Islanders have long sought clean energy via wind and solar projects, but the proposal by Invenergy allows us to make a significant step forward without sacrificing open space as a consequence.”
The wind and solar projects are planned to be built across 55,000 acres in rural areas in several states.
Invenergy expects the Clean Energy Link to triple Long Island’s renewable resource portfolio.
Upon commissioning in 2020, the project is expected to increase Nassau and Suffolk renewable power capacity from 3% in 2015 to 10%.
New York Communities for Change Long Island director Lucas Sanchez said: “The Clean Energy Link offers access to renewable energy at a more affordable price to ratepayers than any other project can offer.”
Image: Invenergy intends to build four wind farms and two solar plants in Long Island. Photo: courtesy of Anusorn P nachol/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
