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[Music] [Applause] hi everyone welcome to our webinar today the topic for today's webinar is state leadership in clean energy nyserda's offshore wind program this webinar is part of the clean energy states alliance 2020 state leadership and clean energy awards webinar series before we pass it over to our presenters i'd like to go over a few quick housekeeping notes all of our attendees for this webinar are in listen only mode you have a couple of options to join the audio portion of today's webinar you can connect via telephone or via computer mic and speakers you can click on the orange arrow that you see circled to minimize your webinar console and you can also click on that to expand it if you'd like to see things such as the questions box which we have circled here we encourage you to please submit questions and comments throughout the webinar we will save some time following our presentations for a q a with the audience we'll get to as many questions as we can we do ask you to submit your questions and comments when you think of them don't wait until the very end and finally this webinar is being recorded we'll send you an email with a copy of the webinar recording within about 48 hours or so and we'll also be posting a copy of the webinar on our website at csaid.org backslash webinars so with that i'd like to now pass it over to our first speaker warren leon warren is the executive director of the clean energy states alliance and he's going to get us started warren hey thanks very much i just want to use a couple minutes to make sure everybody understands what the slice awards are and why and how nyserda has been recognized for their work on offshore wind and then i will turn it over to val story who's going to moderate the session if we could go to the next slide csa is a membership organization and we're composed of public agencies across the country we have members in 20 states you can see their logos up here on the website and we do a wide range of activities with them but one thing we do every two years is to hold the slice awards the state leadership in clean energy awards if you can go to the next slide what we do is each one of our member organizations can nominate one of their programs or projects for a slice award we then um have those nominations judged not by cesar staff but by distinguished experts in the field of clean energy across the country independent judges who decide which projects and programs deserve awards these are given out to agencies that have done something truly innovative something that deserves to be emulated by other states and the range of projects that can win awards is pretty varied and if we go to the next slide you can see who won this year we had six winners california energy commission for their renewable energy and agriculture program we had three projects that had to do one way or another with low and moderate income solar the energy trusts of oregon's inclusive innovation project massachusetts clean energy center massachusetts department of energy resources one for the mass solar loan program the michigan department of environment great lakes and energy one for their low to moderate income access program and sacramento municipal utility district one for their energy storage shares we have a report where you can read case studies of each of these programs and projects that won awards we're doing webinars on all of them today as you know the one is focused on nyserda and offshore wind but all of these programs and all of these agencies have truly done something innovative something that deserves recognition and we are really delighted that we have the opportunity to highlight their good work and we're also delighted that the winners have been willing to talk about their project in this series of webinars and with that i'm going to turn it over to val storey who's going to moderate this session and introduce our guest speaker thank you thank you warren hi everyone this is val storey i'm a project director at sisa yes so as warren mentioned today we're going to be hearing about new york's policies and programs that are helping the state achieve a carbon neutral economy and 100 clean carbon free electricity by 2040 and offshore wind is a major component of this effort through both the clean energy standard and the climate leadership and community protection act which you'll hear about in the upcoming presentation offshore wind is slated to provide 9000 megawatts of energy by 2035 and the agency leading this charge is nicer to the new york state energy research and development authority and they're responsible responsible for the coordination of offshore wind development throughout new york and most recently as many of you have likely heard they issued the nation's single largest offshore wind solicitation for up to 2 500 megawatts of offshore wind so we're going to hear about how offshore wind programs and policies have developed in new york a reminder that throughout the presentation please feel free to type in your questions as you think of them rather than waiting until the end and then we'll have the last 10 to 15 minutes for a moderated q a so now going to hand things over to adrian downey she's the principal engineer for offshore wind at nyserda in this role she's responsible for running new york state's procurement efforts for offshore wind including um the recent procurements as well as nyserda's stakeholder engagement efforts she comes to nyserda from more than a decade's experience in onshore wind and a consulting practice in climate adaptation and resiliency projects she's worked internationally in europe and across canada on a range of roles in industrial and production engineering supply chain localization and development strategy operations management business development and policy and government affairs adrian thanks for being here and i will turn it over to you all right thank you so much um val for uh for that kind of introduction and thank you so much warren for kicking us off and samantha really thanks to the entire um clean energy state alliance team um um we're at nicerta huge fans of your collective work and it is a tremendous honor um to be uh recipients this year of this incredible award uh we are honored and certainly our congrats um likewise to uh the the six other awardees uh in the 2020 cohort um and in our sincere thanks to those esteemed judges that warn you you indicated um you know it is it is a great honor um we are so proud of the work that we've been able to do um on offshore wind um as uh as val indicated it's you know it's a tremendously important part of our state's goals and we look forward to the opportunity to share a little bit about um you know the the policies and the programs that help to inform our goals um and and our approach um and then some you know some fairly hot off the press news um with regards to our our recently launched solicitation um so with that uh i think we have quite a bit of content to tackle um and i look forward to to questions here at the end so we'll dive right in so as well indicated um you know new york has incredibly ambitious climate um uh climate policies and in place we are committed as a state to 100 clean carbon free electricity by 2040. that is the most aggressive target in the nation towards decarbonization of our electricity grid but it's also part of a broader suite of climate legislation and goals that the state has under um our nation-leading climate leadership and community protection act or the clcpa as you've all you'll often hear it tends to be a bit of a mouthful full-on but in in whole it's you know the clcta is a really comprehensive look at um how we make not only a carbon free transition um to our electricity grid but also to our entire economy and how do we do so in a way that is just an equitable and so it's important to recognize that you know the clcta is a powerful suite of again decarbonization legislation but also climate and social equity goals that seek to enhance um our suite of uh technologies whether they're from um you know renewable energy with specific targets for offshore wind for uh for solar for storage um specific carbons for each of those uh those three technologies but you know by overall you know we're looking at at 85 reduction in greenhouse gas emissions uh from 1990 levels by 20 2050 and so that will will uh and we'll touch briefly upon that you know that is an incredibly comprehensive ask of our economy um in addition to our electricity sector and that is is the scope of the the clcta to do so and we recognize that in so doing um that that is uh you know i'm sitting here today from uh from brooklyn new york um as as tropical storm isaiah is moving up the east coast and this is uh you know the the frequency the severity uh of storms is increasing um uh the urgency of climate change action is upon us without a doubt and new york state leadership has been um you know unequivocal in in its commitments to that but we also recognize that the these these aggressive and ambitious targets are a tremendous opportunity um so new york uh recognizes that clean energy is a major economic engine for the state um you know that some of these figures here relating to to growth in 2018 you know really show that um that you know this is the sector this is the sector and the economy of the future and so we are making sure that our efforts um are tackling our climate leadership our climate stewardship um obligations but seizing the opportunity uh for uh for an economic um pivot for our state and that is only is only double down as we look to the current situation um in in wake of the the kova 19 pandemic or rather in the mid still of the kova 19 pandemic you know these are incredibly powerful jobs that uh that admittedly have been have been hit but are primed to bounce back and building back better is going to be a focus of today's conversation as well so the work that the clcta enshrined in 2019 so in july of 2019 that act was uh was enjoined in new york state law it it works off of a history of a significant ramp up of renewable energy in the state and including this past spring suite of awards for an additional 21 large-scale solar wind and energy storage projects across upstate new york uh since 2017 nyserda and new york combined have been busy in um in uh securing um about 70 projects to a subtotal of 6100 megawatts which is already an incredible amount of work and progress that we've made and so it was with um you know this confidence that the legislation was was enshrined and and we look forward to you know continuing the work that we've been doing um both on the land-based side of our our shop but also uh increasing our on offshore wind and that's the focus of course of today's conversation and so the clcta enshrines a specific target of at least nine thousand megawatts of offshore wind by 2035. um it's nicer to understanding um in our assessment to date that the 9000 megawatts of offshore winds by 2035 will bring approximately ten thousand jobs uh direct jobs to uh to new york state uh it will deliver approximately enough power for six million homes which is um which is tantamount to around thirty percent of new york's electricity load and in so doing um you know we anticipate that as well uh you know these projects will bring literally billions of dollars in in infrastructure spending uh from the private sector and uh and spurring um you know tremendous uptake in our um uptick in investments in our electricity grid uh but also uh in in critical infrastructure and cutting edge um of technologies to support uh to support this burgeoning new industry um i flagged that uh that there have been um there has been some important discussion about our 9 000 megawatt of offshore wind uh goal um on the public sector docket we will talk a little bit about that further on the presentation but it is a subject right now of a white paper that nycerta has put forward in tandem with the department of public department of public service staff to new york state's public service commission in order to start um or help to to shape you know how we're going to be rolling that out so a little teaser we'll be talking about that again um that that is a live um an active uh point of discussion on new york's public service commission dockett but you know when we speak with stakeholders and and as well here stakeholders are an incredibly important part of of our program it's important that we convey why offshore wind and i appreciate that you know many of the folks that may be attending today's webinar uh you know are are engaged in in the clean energy sectors um and understand um you know how how and why uh new york state is looking at this resource but it is important that we convey to you know the broader public you know why is it that we're looking so so closely at offshore wind and why do we have such uh such an ambitious target i mean it really boils down to these these few points in that you know the potential for clean and renewable and locally produced power uh is is is just enormous um and it is is so proximal to where the demand is highest on the eastern seaboard um you know as we look to the prospects and the billions of dollars in investments that i just alluded to you know we anticipate that those will be you know major infrastructure investments um in in our grid but also in in many of our local communities and that presents a tremendous opportunity and to help build our our infrastructure capacity that will service the industry but also service and service and enable other industries um we look to uh the the prospect of jobs literally thousands of jobs both in short and long-term jobs and these are our skilled jobs quality uh well-paying uh positions that will either be you know in part of the the construction um you know design and construction of these projects but also in in their long-term operations um in maintenance and then first and then fundamentally um you know i've described uh it's the it's the opportunity to um to you know meaningfully uh uh work towards carbonization goals of our electricity grid and for those of you who are aware in new york state um you know the downstate grid uh that iso has characterized new york as a new york independent system operator and iso has characterized new york's uh grid as a tale of two grids um with a relatively um you know clean sacred and a very um dirty uh downstate grid and so offshore wind really gives us a unique opportunity um to uh to to effectuate on that decarbonization goal and we don't we're not the only ones to see um this value proposition so states up and down the coast from um you know from from maine all the way through the carolinas um are looking very closely at offshore wind and likewise near california on the west coast uh but these regional market ambitions speaking primarily about the the northeastern atlantic seaboard um have just escalated tremendously over the past number of years and for all of the same reasons that i just enumerated that uh that are pertinent to new york they are pertinent to to our highly built up and highly populated eastern seaboard and so the vastness of the resource has been recognized and the opportunity for economic development as well as for decarbonization you know is firmly on the minds of of our our neighbor states massachusetts connecticut new jersey um very specifically you have a very advanced targets virginia has come on board uh you know recently more recently with with tremendous targets there as well um and so we see this as really an exciting prospect you know if you'd asked anyone about offshore winds three or four years ago they would have scratched their head and thought about it more as a you know as a european experience but now we see what is in aggregate you know a 26 pushing 30 gigawatt um regional market um that uh puts us squarely on the global map uh so that is a really exciting prospect um it helps to inform our approach but as you can also see from this map um you know offshore wind is unique in that it straddles um both you know state uh emissions but also uh federal jurisdiction um so the dotted line that you're seeing here that uh that runs around three nautical miles off of off of the entir uh coastline um speaks to that divide and so when we look at you know the question of who and and what for offshore wind it's important to recognize the various players so we work very closely with um the department of interiors bureau of ocean energy management from boem um and so they serve as the federal uh landlord if you will of these police areas um they oversee the leasing process and all federal permitting processes um whereas the states you know service uh for the onshore portion so once a cable um uh cable comes to shore um then the state permitting processes are likewise invoked the states are involved and in israel for new york um at the head in energy policy and strategy development stakeholder engagement is a tremendously important part of our program um but and likewise you know research data development and all of the economic goals um that have been previously enumerated but we're probably best known for our our participation um as long-term revenue uh contract um suppliers with uh with projects for new york's product which is orex the the the purchase of offshore wind renewable energy certificates uh from these projects um as a financial enabling um structure to support projects a project's ultimate delivery but we do work in close connection of course on these state-wide processes with with our counterparts such as the department of state uh department of environmental conservation department of public service and others of course beyond and without a doubt we work hand in glove with uh with the industry um you know this is an incredibly dynamic and exciting industry um and that is inclusive of of course offshore wind developers so the lease holders um of those spaces that uh that were in the map a moment ago but also you know suppliers you know uh oem's um original equipment and manufacturers and tier one and tier two suppliers uh likewise poor infrastructure operators and proponents you know those are it's important that we make sure that when we are building a new industry that we are cognizant of the various players and roles and the ways in which we can we can work collaboratively with the industry in order to get it right and to maximize on the opportunity so offshore win for nyserda is is beyond just you know our procurement uh work as much fanfare is that understandably you know our work our work is multifaceted um we work on i think indicated supply chain and economic development uh work we have supply chain databases that we support we work very closely to help advance technologies and lowering costs and including you know work at the the national or rather work to set up the national offshore wind research and development consortium we work very closely with stakeholders and with data and science to make sure that we have a firm understanding of impacts and benefits so how is it that the offshore wind industry will affect new yorkers um and those are both new yorkers that are on shore as well as as new yorkers that are offshore um and that speaks to of course stakeholders that that have you know important incumbent interests in the space whether they have a maritime industry or commercial fishing industries recreational fishing industries and these are important important important sectors of our economy and important livelihoods and cultural resources that are really important for us to understand infrastructure without a doubt always has impacts but how can we work to support coexistence to support a common understanding of how this industry is is um is going to um unfold and to make sure that there is constructive dialogue towards fame but then once we bring that the the the power to store um and and build these projects you know we are talking about wholesale transformation of our electricity grid um when we talk about 100 clean carbon free electricity by 2040 um and particularly decarbonizing our downstate resources uh you know that is just going to be an incredibly important part of in from a technical and social perspective and social uh social justice perspective and climate justice perspective you know the environmental justice opportunities that are are part of that discussion are just tremendous and so it's important as we think about offshore wind and we think about you know as dramatic and as provocative as an industry as this is that we we do so in a way that is is um is round um and is wholesome and is engaging of many voices um both here in new york state but also in the region so we you know certainly we're very excited uh last july 2019 in tandem with the signing of the clcpa into uh into new york state law we announced our first two projects um and we executed contracts for these two projects in october of 2019. um we totaled approximately uh 1700 megawatts with a selection of empire wind um which is located the the empire wind team which is ecuador um they uh they affectionately refer to their their lease areas the pizza slice um in the in the new york fight that project 880 megawatts is anticipated to connect into um the bowanis substation in sunset park brooklyn um where it will be working in tandem with uh proposed port um operations particularly operations and maintenance activities um being based out of the south brooklyn marine terminal likewise in sunset park um the the second project that we have had engaged is the sunrise wind project 880 megawatts and that is the project to the east of long island approximately um 30 miles off of uh off of the eastern tip of montauk um and that project for 880 megawatts is being developed by uh orchard in joint venture together with new england utility eversource and so these two projects are you know an incredibly important pivot and an exciting prospect for us as a state in that we are starting to see you know these investment support import infrastructure between the brooklyn marine terminal prospectively port jefferson for the sunrise wind project and likewise up in the capital region manufacturing activities being proposed for the port of albany and the port of clayman's uh respectively you know these are are are where we start to see all of our planning and conception um start to start to become you know reality so the rubber is hitting the road now with the state with real and live active projects um and we you know we were so excited to announce these first two projects um and uh and to to see their you know to see their active development um but before we talk about you know the impacts of those specific projects i just wanted to highlight um you know a couple of things for those who are are interested and deep in the weeds um these projects um are um again contracted in october of 2019 their entirety of their uh their contracts are published on the department of public services uh docket for offshore wind and likewise on nice orders offshore wind website um you can find them as as very large appendices respectively to the the phase one report that we publish which talks about the procurement process in detail and and the contracting mechanisms and and key details so i encourage anyone who's interested in some deeper reading to uh to look into that but again just for those who are are keen and interested um nyserda's engagement with these projects and the outcome of their competitive selection um through our first rfp over the rfp um 18-1 is that um nyserda is serving as the the purchaser of um coal racks of offshore wind renewable energy certificates so recognizing the environmental attributes that are associated with these projects but for the the activities of new york state um and serta as a purchaser um these projects would uh would would um be struggled to uh to come to fruition um so the projects are anticipated to receive revenues from nyserda for those orex on a per megawatt hour as produced but they're also anticipated to be participate in the new york independence system operator or the nysos wholesale market for energy and capacity and so where the projects um um the selected offer wind bitter uh in this case uh again either empire wind or sunrise win for the inaugural projects and further projects as we as we complete successive uh supplementations you know they will be uh be seeking revenues for delivered energy and capacity to new york's grid and then and then receiving the remuneration from nyserda for those environmental attributes that are concurrently delivered um in addition um nyserda serves as a flow-through for our wrecks and our o-rex to the low-serving entities um uh in new york state and so the the local utilities um on a pro rata share and so nyserda's role here is to serve as the procurement arm but it's 100 flow through um uh from the project um and the payments that are then distributed on our pro rata share uh to the llc's uh for um uh for uh capture uh with with rate payers um directly and across um our statewide um statewide um electricity consumers and grid and so um you know when we look at what that that looks like um you know in addition to those those payment pathways and um as a procurement entity um on behalf of the state's lsc's and and therefore on behalf of new york state repairs you know the contracting structures that have been undertaken for these two initial projects um is really an innovative structure our our o-rec uh structure is um is bound by an index payment structure whereby uh uh the contracts again as uh published uh as part of the phase one report um you indicate the strike prices for these offshore wind projects and the the payments that nyserda anticipates to make to these projects is reflective of the the net result of what is the strike price minus the reference energy prices minus the reference capacity prices that these projects will be ensuing and so um but the concept of reference uh here is important in that this isn't a true uh you know contract for differences this is really um you know a market um approximation of what uh what energy reference uh energy and and capacity references are uh within a given zone um and uh and and within a compensative zone and so it speaks to you know a close approximation of of the markets um the market's behavior within a given period of time um and we have uh subsequently refined that approximation um in this in the 2020 uh solicitation that we'll get to in a few moments but it's important to understand that you know the closeness yes please oh sorry to interrupt i don't know if it's on your end but i'm just wanted to pause or to interrupt you there's some background noise we're not sure where it's coming from because all our attendees are muted it sounds like typing or i don't know if the line itself is crackling i don't hear it now so adrian i think it might be when you're speaking but i doubt you're typing at the same time so no i'm not an apology friend while you're speaking huh okay it might be my headset i do apologize do you want to be happy to switch okay headset out and trying again let's see that makes it go away we could try the computer audio if you want adrian that did sound fine well we can try a few things electrical of our sleeve bear with me how's that i'll try it just speak another sentence is this any better i'm still hearing it um if on the webinar console you've got um telephone selected if you select computer audio um then it should redirect to um to the built-in mic and speakers and we can try that how's that now that's better i'm not hearing the crackling hey good news okay well apologies for the distraction folks and uh i'm sorry for uh sorry for the sound quality issues but i'm glad that we've we've resolved it here so awesome sounds good thanks everyone of course thanks very much um so you know it was really interesting um as we conducted this first solicitation pardon me um just just going back a touch when we conducted this first solicitation it was really an innovative market product uh for us as the state to be moving forward with um and and we were you know i think really excited that the the uptake um the industry's response um and and in particular um that we out shot our um our estimates you know by a significant margin um you know when we looked at at um the various uh modalities that nyserda and new york state could be looking at um to service this this industry and the mechanisms that could be at play and i encourage anyone who's who's interested in a really um deep dive on various various procurement mechanisms to avail yourself of our 2018 uh policy options paper that that speaks about the different mechanisms that at length but in in 2018 as part of that same exercise you know we anticipated that um an index uh an index o rec structure would uh would offer uh you know a very important um and valuable product to the industry but also to new york ratepayers um in order to to help um you know protect them uh against um against um you know any um any any um sort of uh over assessments or or padding on on the part of risk uh profiles from from the development um community you know this was a really nice um sort of meeting of the minds if you will of of risk and opportunity for both repair and and the industry and and that came back in spades when we saw that the 2018 solicitation results um in 2019 you know were confirmed to be uh at approximately 25 per megawatt hour versus our anticipated our expected pricing of 40 dollars per megawatt hour so you know that was that was great um great news to hear um it has encouraged us in our 2020 approach um and and again i would just really encourage that if if anyone is you know is interested in deeper dives on the entirety of those processes to avail themselves of the 2018 options paper and likewise um the the comprehensive report um that we we put forward detailing this this initial procurement um and all of its uh all of its processes but with that um and moving it back out of the weeds uh you know we we are just so excited by these first two projects um you know together uh sunrise wind and empire wind will power more than a million homes they will bring a combined economic impact of 3.2 billion dollars across the state um you know tremendous investments in in long-term port facilities and cutting-edge technologies for the tune of 85 million um well-paying careers um and and direct um jobs in in project development component manufacturing installation and operations and maintenance and so if these are the results from our first solicitation 1696 megawatts on our pathway to nine um nine gigawatts you know i think we're really we're really excited about the prospect of what this will um will offer and i just provide by means of a very quick update that both of these projects are proceeding uh fully on track um throughout the the the past number of months and including um with uh with the the broader um kobit 19 circumstances and so with that just highlighting for folks who are not aware you know we executed contracts last fall these projects have commissioning um dates anticipated by the end of 2024 and in between you know they're going to be fully engaged with permitting approvals they're going to be engaged with uh with execution on their manufacturing and supply plans um construction and installation between 2022 and 2024 um and then likewise um you know commissioning and and moving into full operations and maintenance for the next uh 25 years and so you know when we think about this infrastructure um you know we made the announcements last year and 2024 feels like tomorrow it's just going to be such a flurry of activity over the over the next couple of years and we'll be servicing our grid you know for the better part of of 30 years here afterwards but um i would be remiss if we didn't also highlight and for those who are are following the industry closely um nyserda's awards um are in complement to um to an award that new york state has also uh made um together with the long island power authority um so in uh the long island power authority has 130 megawatts under contract with the so fork um project which is a again another um another project being developed in through the joint venture abortion and eversource energy um and so together with um with nyserda's uh 2018 solicitation um and 2019 uh executed contracts um that brings the entirety of new york's um developmen or active development to um to an excessive of 1800 megawatts um and with the south fork project having been confirmed in 2015 and so we are really excited um that you know between these three projects it shows that you know new york state has more offer wind under active development um than any other state uh currently in the nation and so just touching as we said we would on on a couple of things that are pertinent for uh for folks who are following the industry closely in um in june of this summer um nysterda in in tandem with the the new york state department of public service um put forward uh what is effectively a white paper to um to show how our clean energy standard which is the regulatory framework um that supports our airstrial 50 by 30 50 renewable energy by 2030 targets how do those increase now that um that the clcpa has enshrined a 70 renewable energy by 2030 target and likewise i said at the outset here are 100 clean by 2040. and so focusing specifically on the the topic of offshore wind and recognizing the comments um on this white paper are due at the end of this month there's a couple of things that we wanted to to highlight um and not the least of which is that um you know the the the effort of the white paper um is is looking at the clcpa and beyond um the clcpa um you know specifically for offshore wind you said nine gigawatts at least of offshore wind by 2035. um we have been looking at our our decarbonization goal as you'll recall from the outset you know we have 85 percent uh reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. that is not going to come exclusively from decarbonization of our electricity supply it's going to come through deep decarbonization of all of our sectors across across the state and so we start to look at you know how much deeper penetration um would those those levels be and so it starts to tee up a framework that will absolutely achieve the clcpa's strict guidelines but also achieve those those deeper those deeper um goals and mandates of carbon reduction cross sector and so looking by 2050 and this is i think a really interesting and provocative um assessment um the climate action council in new york state has recently published um a deep decarbonization uh pathways analysis and that can be found via the link that's shown which shows that you know above and beyond the clcpa specific targets in order to achieve the the prospects of what we need um um we need to be looking at you know at multiple sectors or deep deeper decarbonization of our electricity grid including uh potential for as much as 15.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2050 and likewise looking at you know prospects of of um ccs uh hydrogen and so these are all going to be you know tremendously valuable in enabling technologies when we think about working in tandem with with offshore events sure wind and so the clean energy standard doesn't necessarily um you know focus on on those items in specific um but it does start to tee up a framework um that is conducive to those those ultimate goals and that will help you know carry us through but specific to um achievement of the nine gigawatt goal um that it's important to recognize that the white paper has proposed uh formal adoption of of our state's goal so this is again aligning the regulatory framework with the legal framework here in new york state um so how do we achieve nine gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035 well we do so with um with our prior procurements as indicated we do so with this current solicitation as just recently launched and we do so with um with procurements successive procurements uh through 2027 to meet this goal and so what is interesting is that we are committing to we have rather proposed um to the public service commission that we commit to you know a minimum um a floor if you will for uh for procurement targets to be achieved um per year uh but of course if we have um um gone forward with a larger solicitation in a given year um timing and and market factors um you know being being material um that we you know we we can reserve um a degree of flexibility to do so in an effective manner so this gives you know the industry the certitudes that at the bare minimum between 750 and a thousand megawatts will be uh procured per year but it doesn't mean that we will necessarily host annual procurements and so it's a it's a it's a mixing of of both and we think it offers again the the the flexibility um to the state uh to uh to to um uh watch market forces as they are at play but also to offer you know the requisite certitude that the industry is is hoping for um and that we are you know cognizant of as investment decisions are being made and we see this as part of again you know making sure that we are offering not only um you know a sizable market um but also a longevity of the market and so building 9000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035 you know we recognize can create more than 10 000 jobs but it best does so if we can offer you know a degree of certitude and opportunity um and and that we do so in a way that is is the most sustainable um you know we are interested in cultivating long-term investments in supply chain um activities in manufacturing activities and operations and maintenance activities and to do so we need to have a steady pipeline and so again our proposal to the public service commission is is in an effort to uh to to do that and just want to flag a couple of of priorities you know that we when we looked at you know the successes excuse me of of um you know our offer wind uh contracts um from um uh you know as we came through those those initial contracting last year and we looked at at our 2020 goals um and and looking to particularly job growth you know it's important for us to think about um the new the new work force and how do we support um you know a just transition and particularly uptake in um in new york's disadvantaged communities environmental justice areas and uh and making sure that you know communities of color who are underrepresented in um in the in the workforce you know how are we engaging uh with them how are we offering training that helps to support um you know the facilitation of of labor and our skilled trades into this new industry and so it's a comprehensive look at how we do that and governor cuomo was was adamant that the state put forward resources to make sure that that happens and so we are going to be launching this year working very closely with suny farmingdale and stony brook and that being the state university of new york and those two locations to uh to create what will be an umbrella framework of 20 million dollars through an offshore wind training institute that will help to uh to competitively um solicit and award um monies to to be supporting workforce development in each of those strategic trashes and likewise we looked at you know how do we engage with stakeholders on a meaningful basis and how do we continue our our environmental um stewardship and leadership um you know we engaged uh two fisheries liaison as a state um in order to make sure that we are are closely aligned and in close communication with the commercial fisheries but also with recreational fisheries recognizing that those are our very different interests in many regards and that we continue to evolve you know major major progress i think in in the understanding of best management practices for our offshore stakeholders um through uh the work that we we initiated in mitigation plans and that has since been uptaken from um from neighboring states and then we furthermore you know recognize that we we needed to get back out in the market um so we we looked at you know 2020 um as the year in which we would um pivot from the from our initial successes and uh and work to um work to launch our next solicitation and we couldn't be more excited to share that um on the 21st of july um that's the second solicitation is now um live uh we launched um the solicitation seeking a minimum of a thousand megawatts and up to as much as 2500 megawatts and um recognizing you know the state's firm commitments to uh poor infrastructure investment um this is uh this is a solicitation that is being done in um in collaboration with and and firmly bundled with uh port infrastructure investments whereby new york state will be um um bringing to their uh approximately 200 million dollars in um in public funding and soliciting um a one-to-one matching of of private dollars to bring our our total investment of 400 million dollars um into port infrastructure investment at this critical moment in time and so that is um you know in in in fulfillment of the public service commission's um uh authorization in in april um they have continued to support an evaluation structure that uh that factors in 70 price 20 economic benefits and 10 viability um and again full details you can please find at uh at our our solicitation webpage and what we wanted to do here was just to to help um you know share a couple of of highlights um from the new solicitation there's far more than we can cover and again these slides will be available um and uh and we're happy to answer any questions um but it really is you know trying to maximize the um the the you know the co-benefits of um of of having an off-road project and having um you know state uh state funding secured both together and working in lockstep um in order to uh to advance not only projects but the critical port infrastructure investments that will that will be the drivers of significant um um manufacturing um and operations and staging activities potentially and so we worked uh last fall to uh to sequence a a series of pre-qualifications um 11 ports as shown here um are pre-qualified to participate and uh in this current solicitation and they can work with all of the eligible developers which are those uh those parties with leaseholders um active leases in in in the broader um new england new york bike and new jersey offshore wind lease areas and so their partnerships and working um in tandem to create uh to build you know proposals that uh that speak to both the generation and the port infrastructure um opportunities it was a is an incredibly powerful signal that um that we we want to offer you know uh certainly a sizable market opportunity but also sizable securities to those to both of those parties to make sure that those projects can be delivered and the economic development potential can be can be maximized there are a couple of things that for those who who watched our 2018 solicitation closely are our repeats we continue to to support prevailing wage and and and project labor agreements with our projects we continue to prioritize opportunities for new york state minority and women-owned businesses as well as service disabled veteran-owned businesses so-called mwbes or sd vobs in in execution of these projects and we continue through especially the 20 economic benefits um evaluation criteria to incentivize jobs and project spending and infrastructure investments and again that has only doubled uh redoubled with um with the the combination with the ports um solicitation uh and that those um you know those economic claims as made through these proposals are indeed backed by independent audit verification um and a firm commitment towards payment of those claims and again if you're interested in the in the details i would encourage you to look at both of the published contracts from the 2019 um october um contracts where you can see the exact contractual language that underpins um those uh those those efforts um but again further you know with the enactment of the clcpa um new to the solicitation is is a redoubled emphasis on um the prioritization of low income sen prioritization excuse me of benefits to disadvantaged communities um recognizing that that is a definition that is still in flux uh through the climate action council here in new york state um but our articulation of certainly recognizing low-income census tracts but also environmental justice areas as being tantamount to the the at least the initial spirit of of that definition and then furthermore we have a couple of of notable um new provisions um to to share including um a consideration for the project's carbon footprint um so we're we're sending here um you know a signal to the market that we are interested in learning more about what it is to buy clean in the sector um what are the opportunities that we have in and again in making these meaningful procurements to really maximize not only their um you know their carbon free operations but also you know how can we be working uh proactively and in the design phase um to uh to mitigate um you know the carbon footprint that is associated with their their construction um and and design um how can we likewise be working with um with with stakeholders on an enhanced fashions we've talked about our mitigation plans um and we've talked about uh about the leadership that new york state um exercised you know those have been redoubled refined um they are now standardized as mitigation plans strengthened as mitigation plans and buttressed even further by uh financial and technical support um for regional wildlife and key commercial fish stocks so again reiterating the need to um to to focus in on data and science to help us support and grow and advance our our policies um here as a state in these projects and their stewardship and so with that i'm coming to the end here and i realize that uh we're gonna have just a few minutes for for questions um but i would i would encourage that if if particularly folks are interested in in a much deeper dive on our program um we will be hosting a public webinar um this coming friday uh between 9 to 10 a.m eastern here on on the eastern seaboard certainly you're more than welcome to join us then but likewise we will be hosting a proposer's conference next week at 10 a.m eastern time uh where we will be unpacking the solicitation you know in great detail and so encourage you know if anyone is interested in a deeper dive that you please feel feel free to uh to join us of course the the primary audience are the uh the developers of um offshore wind projects um and the the port um developers uh working in in partnership there with and likewise you know supply chain um but but it is open to uh to other participants so if you are so inclined please do feel free to join us um we will be um uh focusing on on engagement and dialogue with the industry um formally through the the rfp's prescribed processes um through uh you know through the month of august and then looking at um uh bids being due on october the 20th at three pm um at eastern time again and so with that um i think that pretty much wraps us up um i would like to reinforce that i know that the purpose of this call was a webinar was to speak specifically about the offshore wind program but you know the july 21st um announcements that we made uh were were part of a comprehensive suite of announcements that really redouble uh again our commitment to 100 clean carbon free electricity by um how aggressive we are in fulfillment of that goal um and the economic opportunity um that this uniquely presents to us as a state and especially now as we look to build back better um it was in in tandem with land-based solicitations that together as a suite are approximately 4 000 megawatts in total and that those clean energy projects um offshore wind and land-based renewable energies are anticipated to bring approximately seven billion dollars um in investments and and the better part of four and a half um thousand uh jobs and so with that um i think pretty much uh getting getting close on time here um cognizant val that you you would wanted to open it up for questions and i'm happy to take any at this point in time if time still permits great thank you adrian and thank you new york for your great leadership in this space so yes we have received a lot of questions luckily you've answered many of them throughout the course of your presentation but let's move on to a few that remain unanswered start with some general questions what do you know off the top of your head what percent of carbon free electricity will come from offshore wind what's offshore winds contribution in relat on to other renewables sure by 2035 offshore wind is anticipated to um to deliver approximately 30 percent of new york's electricity gl uh load great thank you and does any of this offshore wind build out how does it relate to peaker plant replacement is it is that a purpose of the offshore wind itself or it's certainly um one of many purposes of offshore wind um you know the opportunity to to site uh large you know impacting um from a from a you know a decarbonization perspective um you know power in as congested and and as built up areas as as new york city and long island which are the the downstate zones is extremely difficult and so to date you know that has just been an incredibly tough nut for the state to crack in terms of helping to support renewable energy uptake and particularly uptake at scale so as to be able to offer a viable alternative to turning off the incumbent fleet which is ultimately um you know fossil fuel and and peaker um peaker based and so we need to make sure that we have you know the technical solutions um at play in order to make sure that we are are making this transition the way that is is coordinated and uh supports you know the resiliency of the grid and uh and and ensures you know that there is no interruption to those critical communities and critical economies thank you so earlier in your presentation you gave us some examples of how the entire region is building out offshore wind and i'm wondering if you could say a few words on nyserda's actions and thoughts on regional cooperation are there any specific sectors within offshore wind development that are better suited for regional cooperation or collaboration than others and what is new york doing sure no that's a great question um and one that we get often um you know we work very closely with with our neighboring states again massachusetts new jersey um connecticut rhode island um you know we we are um you know really interested in pursuing you know as much as possible a regional dialogue and recognizing that a lot of the stakeholders that exist in the space are not unique to new york a commercial fisher uh fisherman is uh is interested in the entire region he is not interested in in boundaries um the the north atlantic right whale is is not interested in regional boundaries you know how we engage with um with with those those constituencies and species um you know really really a regional approach um and so we do work very closely with our neighboring states on um you know on those regional uh stakeholder dialogue um opportunities but of course you know there are um you know increasing questions of of how can we better align some of our our processes timing um and those are all i think really important conversations that we we at new york are are clearly you know very interested in in continuing to engage you know with our neighboring states in order to help um offer as cohesive um you know cohesiveness approach as as possible for the benefit of stakeholders and um you know as much disambiguation or or coordination as possible is is welcome to an international industry looking at the united states um as a single country rather than as a conglomeration of states and so you know that's tricky in our brand of federalism um and it's tricky with you know with with diverse interests within the region but it is really important that we do work together and and certainly you know an incredible um hats off to our state you know state counterparts in in each of those states who are working diligently um to uh to advance their programs and you know we do communicate regularly and look forward to doing so increasingly as this industry pivots into reality thank you for that and if you have time we can close up with one more question which sort of picks up on what you were just talking about that phishing is a is a regional topic and of regional interest in a regional industry and you mentioned earlier in your presentation that you've hired a couple of public uh actually fishing specific engagement coordinators and someone was wondering what has the response been from the fishing community itself to nyserda's plans sure that's a great question so the response is has been a couple of years in the making um i wouldn't say that uh i wouldn't wouldn't want to mischaracterize our engagement of these fishing uh of our our state fisheries liaison as uh as a new approach to um to to commercial their engagement is new but we've been engaging with with commercial and recreational fishermen over the past number of years we've held meetings on the docks we've held you know open houses in in the communities that support commercial fishing as as you know primary livelihoods um you know particularly on the east end of of long island um but also you know our work with with um with fisheries is you know is about trying to make sure that we have data that we have science um that we have an understanding of of you know the diversity of what fishing even represents you know this difference of of equipment of um species and approaches and the more that we understand you know the more that we can actually work together and collaboratively to promote coexistence and so it is understood you know that um that you know that those are important um again cultural heritage um elements of of of new york's you know history but also um you know important livelihoods and so the extent that again we can we can be working collaboratively informed by data in science and with dialogue um to to figure out how to how to advance this industry in a way that promotes um you know coexistence and and um and successful coexistence um is is paramount and that's you know in particular what our fishing technical uh working group um has been has been instrumental in helping to it to it to foster that dialogue and understanding thank you all right with that i think we can wrap up we have a couple of announcements and upcoming webinars to introduce you to and actually adrian one more question for you you mentioned a public webinar this upcoming friday how can folks learn more about this webinar sure i'm happy to uh happy to offer that um if you go to our our offshore wind uh website which is offerwind.ny.gov and you click on the announcements and events you can find links to our webinar that sounds coming up this friday from 9am to 10am um eastern time again and and uh um certainly welcome uh anyone who would like to join us um and uh um i'm remiss in not again thanking the sisa team for the opportunity to um um to share out uh during this webinar today so thanks again oh many thanks to you and thanks to all of you for staying on the line we have a couple of upcoming webinars up on the screen the next one is also a slice award winner on smuds the sacramento municipal utility district's energy storage shares program one coming up on the role of hydropower and state clean energy policy and then after that power after carbon finding findings and insights for state policy makers you can find links to all these webinars on sisa's website at cisa.org webinars if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me my contact info is on the next slide there you have it thanks everyone for your questions and for listening and participating today have a great afternoon you