First installed turbine at the 132-GW South Fork project off the New York coast has now linked wind energy to the state grid, with first power flow also imminent at the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, an executive said.

Energy and resilience megaprojects starting and planned in New York and New Jersey pose big logistical challenges but will generate economic and quality of life benefits, said public and private industry experts at Sept. 15 ENR forum in New York City.

NYSERDA, which is running the clean energy contracting for the state, is a particularly crucial entity considering both Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s clean energy agenda and the "essential" status of utilities projects even as the pandemic continues.