NYOWA Regulatory Filings - 2023


  • TRANSMISSION

    Comments to NYISO on developer priorities and proposed criteria in the solicitation and review of bids to address the New York City Public Policy Transmission Needs (PPTN), submitted on November 2, 2023.

  • OSW PROCUREMENT

    Comments on NYSERDA’s Request for Information (RFI) concerning the merits of an expedited RFP for the re-bid of at-risk contracted OSW projects and new development. Filed with NYSERDA on November 2, 2023 in ORECRFI23-1.

  • SUPPLY CHAIN

    Comments on the Request for Information (RFI) requested by NYSERDA on its planned solicitation for New York-based Supply Chain Investment Plans. Filed with NYSERDA on October 20, 2023 in SCIPRFI23-1.

  • OSW CONTRACTS

    Comments on the Petitions filed by OSW developers for adjustments to OREC Purchase and Sales Agreements to account for unforeseen inflationary and other upward price pressures. Filed with the PSC on August 28, 2023 in Case 18-E-0071.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

    NYOWA Comments on Beacon Wind DEIS Scoping

    Comments on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's scoping of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Beacon Wind Project. Submitted by NYOWA, Docket No. BOEM-2023-0037, July 26, 2023.

  • TRANSMISSION

    NYOWA Urges Approval of Long Island Transmission Project

    Comments of NYOWA on NYISO staff evaluation report of projects submitted by developers in response to Long Island Public Policy Transmission Need. Submitted by ACE NY and NYOWA to NYISO Business Investments Committee, May 22, 2023.

  • TRANSMISSION

    Comments on Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub

    Comments of NYOWA on Con Edison Supplemental Petition for Approval of Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub in PSC Docket No. 20-E-0197, March 6, 2023.

  • TRANSMISSION

    ACE NY and NYOWA Urge PSC To Designate Downstate Offshore Wind PPTN

    Comments requesting PSC to Declare a Public Policy Transmission Need Supporting approximately 6,000 MW of OSW. Submitted to PSC in Docket 22-E-0633, February 21, 2023.

  • TIER 1 AND OSW CONTRACTS

    Comments on the NYSERDA Request for Information (LSRRFI23-1) regarding the modification of Tier 1 and Offshore Wind Contracts to account for NYISO capacity accreditation rule changes, submitted by ACE NY, Advanced Energy United, and NYOWA, February 17, 2023.

  • PERMITTING

    Coastal Zone Management

    Joint comments of American Clean Power Association and NYOWA in response to New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) request to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a Geographic Location Description (GLD) to establish NYSDOS’ federal consistency review authority for offshore wind activities in federal waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Submitted on January 31, 2023.

  • FISHERIES

    NYOWA Comments on Nine State RFI

    Comments on proposed framework for compensatory mitigation of impacts to for-hire recreational and commercial fishing interests attributable to offshore wind construction and operation being considered by nine states along the Eastern Seaboard. Submitted on January 31, 2023.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

    NYOWA Comments on Beacon Wind I Article 7 Application

    Testimony of Fred Zalcman in support of Beacon Wind's application for Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, PSC Docket No. 22-T-0294, January 24, 2023.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

    NYOWA Comments on Empire Wind DEIS

    Comments on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Empire Wind Project. Submitted by NYOWA, Docket No. BOEM-2022-0053, January 12, 2023.

NYOWA Regulatory Filings - 2022


  • TRANSMISSION

    ACE NY and NYOWA urge action by PSC and NYISO on Long Island PPTN

    Comments requesting PSC and NYISO to proceed to selection of transmission project to address Long Island Public Policy Transmission Needs. Submitted to PSC in Docket 20-E-0497, November 21, 2022.

  • TRANSMISSION NEEDS

    NYOWA AND ACE NY recommends PPTN Designation for OSW in downstate area

    Comments on the Need for Public Policy Transmission Need Declarations. Submitted to the NYISO by ACE NY, October 31, 2022.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

    NYOWA Comments on NY Bight PEIS

    Comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on offshore wind development in the NY Bight leaseholds, submitted by NYOWA, Docket No. BOEM-2022-0034, August 26, 2022.

  • TRANSMISSION

    NYOWA Comments on New York Clean Energy Hub

    Comments on Con Edison petition for approval to construct dedicated substation, submitted by NYOWA and ACE NY to the Public Service Commission, July 11, 2022.

    Supplemental Comments submitted by NYOWA and ACE NY to the Public Service Commission, September 21, 2022.

  • CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

    Statement of Fred Zalcman – Public Hearings on Draft Scoping Plan

    Testimony on NY’s Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan addressing the expected benefits of offshore wind, submitted by NYOWA to the Climate Action Council, April 5, 2022.

  • TRANSMISSION

    ACP/NYOWA comments in Response to NYSERDA RFI on Offshore Wind Cable Corridor Constraint Assessment

    Comments on Offshore Wind Cable Corridor Constraint Assessment, submitted by NYOWA and ACP in response to NYSERDA's RFI, February 14, 2022.

    Supplemental Comments on Offshore Wind Cable Corridor Constraint Draft Assessment, submitted by NYOWA and ACP in response to NYSERDA's RFI 5166, on October 27, 2022.

  • FISHERIES MITIGATION

    ACE NY/NYOWA Response to BOEM RFI - Guidance to Mitigating Impacts to Fishers from Offshore Wind

    Comments on mitigation of impacts to fishers from offshore wind, submitted by NYOWA and ACE NY in response to BOEM’s RFI, January 7, 2022.

  • FEDERAL LEASING

    NYOWA Files Comments Urging BOEM to Hold 2021 NY Bight Auction

    Comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Public Sale Notice for the New York Bight auction supporting the leasing of the eight new wind energy areas, submitted by NYOWA to BOEM, August 16, 2021.

  • NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY

    NYOWA and ACP File Additional Northern New York Bight Port Access Study Comments

    Supplemental comments on the Northern New York Bight Port Access Route Study (NNYB PARS), submitted by NYOWA and ACP to the U.S. Coast Guard, May 12, 2021.

  • SOUTH FORK WIND FARM

    NYOWA Comments on South Fork Wind Farm Draft EIS

    Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed South Fork Wind Farm and Export Cable Project, submitted by NYOWA to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, February 23, 2021.

Legislative Filings


  • Parkland Alienation

    Memo of Support for A.7746/S.6218-A

    NYOWA supports the provisions of A.7746/S.6218, authorizing the City of Long Beach to discontinue the use of and alienate certain lands for the siting and development of transmission facilities connected with the Empire Wind II offshore wind facility.

  • CLCPA TARGETS

    Memo of Support for S.6327

    NYOWA supports S.6327, an act to amend the executive law, in relation to defining CLCPA targets for the purposes of the major renewable energy development program. See NYOWA support memo, April 26, 2023.

  • OSW INFRASTUCTURE

    Memo of Support for S.8004/A.9004

    NYOWA supports S.8004/A.9004, the $500 million budget request for development of offshore wind supply chain and port infrastructure improvements. See NYOWA support memo, February 7, 2022.