The New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has decided to defer its 2020 solicitation for at least 1 GW and up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind capacity, due to the COVID-19 crisis. The tender was allowed by the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) and was expected to be issued in July 2020. The NYSERDA now plans to issue it in coordination with a US$200m solicitation to upgrade New York ports.
In January 2019, the governor of New York announced a new offshore wind capacity target of 9 GW for 2035, which is a nearly fourfold increase compared with the previous target of 2.4 GW by 2030. The additions in offshore wind capacity are essential in order to achieve its renewable electricity target of 70% by 2030, up from the previous target of 50%. The state committed to 6 GW of solar capacity (up from 3 GW) and to double its onshore wind capacity by 2025. In December 2019, the state had also committed itself to move to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, shortly after the notice of a new policy setting an electricity storage objective of 3 GW by 2030 with an interim goal of 1.5 GW by 2025.
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