The developers of the South Fork Wind farm are at present installing the 12-turbine, 132-megawatt wind farm’s offshore substation at the site, around 35 miles off Montauk Point.
The 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall substation is a topside structure that will sit on a monopile foundation within the wind farm, collecting the power generated by the turbines and connecting it to the electrical grid.
It is the first American-made offshore wind substation, constructed by more than 350 workers across three states, according to a spokeswoman for the developers, Orsted and Eversource Energy. It was brought by ship from Ingleside, Tex., where it was designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services.
The wind farm is expected to be operational by year’s end and is to power approximately 70,000 average-size residences with emission-free, renewable energy.
