Posted on February 18, 2026
By Bojan Lepic
New York State has killed its fifth offshore wind solicitation after 19 months of delays, citing federal actions under president Donald Trump for torpedoing market confidence and halting new OREC contracts.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) closed the round on February 13 without awards, despite 25 proposals from four developers targeting up to 6,870MW.
Bidders included rebids from RWE and National Grid’s Community Offshore Wind, Vineyard Offshore’s Excelsior Wind, Attentive Energy One, developed by the trio of TotalEnergies, Rise, and Corío, as well as Ørsted’s Long Island Wind.
“Following the receipt of proposals for NYSERDA’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, federal actions disrupted the market and instilled significant uncertainty into offshore wind project development,” NYSERDA said.
The agency added that, given the current level of uncertainty, it would “not be prudent to enter into new long-term purchase and sale agreements at this time”.
The saga around this round dates back to the July 2024 launch, which included inflation indexing, labour rules, stakeholder engagement, and commitments to disadvantaged communities. TotalEnergies paused its project after Trump’s November 2024 win. RWE and National Grid followed in April 2025.
Simultaneously, NYSERDA issued an RFI on February 10 seeking industry input on predevelopment support, such as state funding, to build a “steady and sustainable pipeline” for future rounds.
“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,” the agency stated.
Feedback could inform a pre-dev RFP to reduce risks and costs for ratepayers, with the aim of reaching 9GW by 2035.
