INGLESIDE, Texas -- The offshore wind substation will be built at Kiewit's Texas facility; New York union workers will support installation off Long Island coast.

The U.S. offshore wind supply chain is set to grow. Development partners Ørsted and Eversource have announced the building of the first American-built offshore wind substation, which will be deployed at the developers' South Fork Wind project and will be serving New York's Long Island.

New York's first offshore wind farm will be designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. (Kiewit), the largest offshore fabricator in the U.S., Ørsted and Eversource have decided. The 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall substation will be built at Kiewit's facility in Ingleside, Texas, near Corpus Christi and ,ore than 350 workers across three states will support this South Fork Wind structure.

"We're helping to build a new U.S. manufacturing industry that will create thousands of good-paying jobs not just in the Northeast but in communities across the United States," said David Hardy, Chief Executive Officer of Ørsted Offshore North America. "We're proud to partner with Kiewit to deliver the first american-made offshore wind substation. This initiative is part of our commitment to deliver for our long-term partners, combining international experience with local expertise in communities across the country."

"Achieving our nation's clean energy goals will be largely dependent on U.S.-based companies like Kiewit, and we are excited to partner with them to deliver the first U.S.-made offshore wind substation," said Joe Nolan, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eversource Energy.

The offshore substation will consist of a topside resting on a mono-pile foundation.

Construction on the substation is expected to begin in November and be completed by spring 2023, after which they will be transported across the Gulf of Mexico and up the East Coast for installation at the South Fork Wind site in the summer of 2023.

Source: Energy Central