Offshore wind development impacting Connecticut

Blades and towners for the Revolution Wind project are being staged at State Pier in New London on May 6, 2025.

Gary Yerman, right, owner of New London Seafood Distributors, talks with a representative of Equinor, developers of the Beacon Wind project, at a public meeting at Mystic Aquarium on Oct. 3.

Representatives of Sea Grant programs from several states participated in a visit to the offshore wind staging area in New Bedford, MA, where the Vineyard Wind project is being staged, on Dec. 7. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant

Five of the 12 turbines and the substation of the South Fork Wind project are seen from the deck of a ferry touring the site off Long Island on May 14. Nancy Balcom / Connecticut Sea Grant

Large vessels with heavy-lift capacity are being used to transport components of the South Fork wind farm to State Pier in New London. Judy Benson / CT Sea Grant

Map from the Northeast Ocean Data Portal shows levels of commercial fishing activity offshore from coastal New England and the mid-Atlantic

Questions and Concerns?

Send your questions and comments about offshore wind development and its impacts to Associate Director Nancy Balcom

KEY RESOURCES

Northeast Sea Grant Consortium Ocean Renewable Energy Initiatives: https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives
Wind Exchange (federal Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable https://www.seagrantenergy.org/data-and-dashboardsEnergy): https://windexchange.energy.gov/
CT specific Wind Exchange page: https://windexchange.energy.gov/states/ct
Fisheries Mitigation Project: https://offshorewindpower.org/fisheries-mitigation-project
NOAA Fisheries New England/North Atlantic: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
region/new-england-mid-atlantic
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: https://www.nrel.gov/
Northeast Ocean Data Portal: https://www.northeastoceandata.org
Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy
Responsible Offshore Development Alliance: https://rodafisheries.org/
Responsible Offshore Science Alliance: https://www.rosascience.org

The L/B Jill, a construction vessel being used for the South Fork Wind project off Long Island, is seen from Waterford Town Beach on July 30.

Map from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shows offshore wind projects proposed for the North Atlantic.