Under
section 388(d) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) the MMS became the
lead Federal agency for regulatory oversight of the Long
Island Offshore Wind Park (LIOWP) project. This project was
proposed by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to build
and operate a facility consisting of forty 3.6 megawatt (MW)
wind turbine generators covering 8 square miles in Federal
waters, approximately 3.6 miles south of Jones Beach Island,
Long Island, New York.
In 2007 LIPA reevaluated this project and
decided to suspend work on it. Before that decision the MMS
had started a review of the proposal under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Following are
links to information relating to that review process.
 Also
available is the
Application for the LIOWP (148.53 KB PDF). The
application for this project consisted of planning
documentation originating from 2001 and extending through
January 2006. This docket of information contained planning,
assumptions, and contingencies that were applicable to the
state of the project at the time the documentation was
prepared and published by LIOWP or its contractors.
In 2009 LIPA announced the formation of a
collaborative of private sector and New York State and New
York City agencies that is exploring the possibility of
creating a new offshore wind project located on the OCS
approximately 13 miles off the Rockaway Peninsula.
Information concerning this new project is available at a
website
 that the collaborative has established. |
