New York Environmental Technical Working Group

Announcements

New York State Governor Announces Two Offshore Wind Project Awards, to Deliver Clean Power in 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the State has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation – a planned 810-megawatt project, Empire Wind 1, (developed by Equinor) and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project (developed by Orsted and Eversource). Learn More

Release: Whale Communications Committee Publishes Frequently Asked Questions

The Whale Communications Specialist Committee, a specialist committee of the E-TWG has released the first round of FAQs to aid in the dissemination of current, accurate, and readily understandable information around recent whale mortality events and the level of potential risk to whales from offshore wind energy development activities.
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E-TWG Annual Bulletin 2023

We are pleased to share key highlights from the New York State Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) in 2022-2023. In the past year, over 400 people were directly involved with E-TWG activities. Many thanks to all who have contributed their time and expertise! View Bulletin.

Mitigation Practices Database Tool

NYSERDA has moved the Mitigation Practices Database (MPD) Tool for Offshore Wind (previously the Mitigation and Monitoring or MMP Tool) to a new hosting platform and has created a new web application to access the database. The Tool is publicly available for use by environmental and fisheries stakeholders. View Tool.

Events

Upcoming E-TWG Meeting

May 2nd, Building Energy Exchange, Manhattan

2024 State of the Science Workshop, July 16th-19th, Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York.

The New York State Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) is a team of stakeholders that provides advice on how to advance offshore wind energy development in environmentally responsible ways.

What is the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG)?

The E-TWG is an independent advisory body to the State of New York with a regional focus on offshore wind and wildlife issues in the eastern U.S. It is comprised of offshore wind developers and science-based environmental non-government organizations (NGOs), as well as state and federal wildlife regulatory agencies.

Mission

The E-TWG helps promote environmentally responsible advancement of offshore wind development through (1) regional collaboration and (2) advice and guidance to New York State.

E-TWG Objectives

Improve our understanding of, and ability to manage for, potential effects of offshore wind energy development on wildlife.
Develop transparent, collaborative processes for identifying and addressing priority issues relating to wildlife monitoring and mitigation.
Reduce permitting risk and uncertainty for developers by improving clarity in expectations and processes for wildlife monitoring and mitigation.

Who We Are

The E-TWG is led by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and includes offshore wind developers with active leases between Massachusetts and North Carolina; science-based environmental NGOs with expertise on offshore wind energy issues; state agency representatives from Massachusetts to Virginia; and federal agencies with offshore wind and wildlife jurisdiction. Learn more

E-TWG Charter

The Charter describes the mission, objectives, and tasks proposed for the Environmental Technical Working Group. Learn more