The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wednesday awarded its first offshore wind project to Deepwater Wind for a 200-megawatt installation in the area it owns about half-way between Montauk, N.Y. and Martha’s Vineyard. It could begin providing electricity to the state by 2023 – enough to power about 100,000 homes. What also sold Connecticut on the Deepwater proposal were commitments that it would create 1,400 direct and indirect jobs and other economic benefits. They included a $15 million investment in refurbishing the port of New London to handle staging and other industrial needs for this and future offshore wind projects.
