The 15-year Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan aims to put the city on a path to create over 13,000 jobs and generate $1.3bn in average annual investment.
It also aims to ensure 40% of job and investment benefits are directed toward women, minorities, and environmental justice communities, as well as reduce 34.5 million tons of CO2.
New York City will make commitments focused on three core areas – sites and infrastructure, business and workforce, and research and innovation.
The city will work to develop best-in-class infrastructure that will support the construction and operation of offshore wind farms.
The plan outlines how the city will expand its manufacturing sector to build, stage, and install wind turbines, and ensure they can be serviced and powered locally.
It also commits the city to developing public-private partnerships with communities to create good-paying, green jobs in disadvantaged neighborhoods historically impacted by climate injustice.
he OSW Vision Plan wants to attract additional federal, state, and private investments to drive industry growth to make the long-term vision a reality.
NYCEDC will establish an Offshore Wind Industry Advisory Council led by co-chairs Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of UPROSE, and KC Sahl, northeast energy market leader at VHB, a civil engineering company active in the offshore wind industry.