The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has ended the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, initiated in 2024, without granting any offshore renewable energy credits (ORECs). Additionally, NYSERDA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to explore a potential process for supporting the predevelopment of offshore wind projects.
NYSERDA concluded the offshore wind solicitation on 13 February, attributing the decision to current market conditions influenced by federal actions.
“On February 13, 2026, NYSERDA concluded ORECRFP24-1 without award due to federal actions disrupting the offshore wind market and instilling significant uncertainty into offshore wind project development. That week, NYSERDA launched a Request for Information to gather information from the industry to help address these challenges in a thoughtful and timely manner,” NYSERDA states on its website.
The RFI, released on 10 February, solicits industry feedback on initiatives to enhance offshore wind project readiness, emphasizing predevelopment activities.
“New York State is exploring whether new or modified approaches to offshore wind procurement could help support a steady and sustainable pipeline of new projects capable of advancing toward future offtake and construction. One potential concept under consideration is State provision of funding or other support of predevelopment activities of offshore wind projects. Such an approach could potentially help projects advance in a timelier manner and reduce risks at the time of future offtake, both of which ultimately contribute to lower costs for ratepayers,” NYSERDA states.
The now-cancelled offshore wind solicitation was launched in July 2024, including provisions like inflation indexing, labor requirements, stakeholder engagement, and disadvantaged community commitments.
NYSERDA received four applications in this solicitation: Attentive Energy One, Community Offshore Wind, Excelsior Wind, and Long Island Wind, as noted on NYSERDA’s website.
In September 2024, NYSERDA reported receiving 25 proposals from four developers, including three projects rebid after earlier cancellations by NYSERDA, plus a new project from Ørsted.
The projects re-entering the procedure included Community Offshore Wind by RWE and National Grid Ventures (NGV), Excelsior Wind by Vineyard Offshore, and Attentive Energy One by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power, and Corio Generation. Ørsted submitted a proposal for its Long Island Wind project.
In October, developers submitted their final proposals in New York.
In November 2024, TotalEnergies paused its New York offshore wind project, citing political uncertainties after Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win. RWE and National Grid Ventures also paused their projects in April 2025.
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