On December 5, 2019, Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) selected Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind developer, to proceed to contract negotiations with electric distribution companies in the state to provide 804 MW of offshore wind through the development of the Park City Wind Project.[1] The bid was selected through a request for proposals from DEEP following the signing of HB 7156 (also called Public Act 19-71) on June 7, 2019 which requires the state to solicit up to 2,000 MW of offshore wind. [2],[3] The project is the largest purchase of renewable energy in Connecticut’s history—accounting for 14% of the state’s electricity supply—and is considered a major step toward Governor Lamont’s goal of a 100% zero-carbon electricity supply by 2040. The Park City Wind Project is Vineyard Wind’s second offshore wind project in the U.S. and will be built in the same federal waters lease area as the developer’s Massachusetts project. It is expected to come online in 2025.

[1] https://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?Q=610542&A=5009

[2] https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&which_year=2019&bill_num=7156

[3] https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/ACT/pa/pdf/2019PA-00071-R00HB-07156-PA.pdf