Kitty Hawk offshore wind farm
Kitty Hawk: 3,500 MW of clean energy thanks to offshore winds
Iberdrola projects Offshore wind United States Avangrid
Iberdrola, through Avangrid Renewables, is participating in the development of an offshore wind farm close to the Outer Banks, off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts (USA). The wind farm will have a total estimated capacity of 3,500 MW and will provide 700,000 households with clean energy.
Kitty Hawk offshore wind farm
Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID*, develops a large offshore wind project, covering nearly 50,000 hectares, off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina (USA). The large Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind
External link, opens in new window. area will have a total capacity of 3,500 MW and will generate enough electricity to power 700,000 homes, approximately four times the number of homes in Virginia Beach.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Administration (BOEM) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for Kitty Hawk North External link, opens in new window., the first of the projects within the company's offshore wind lease area.
This first phase will have an installed capacity of approximately 800 megawatts (MW) and will occupy an area of over 20,000 hectares. Its construction will begin in 2024.
The conclusions of an economic impact study (EIS) carried out by the Public Strategy Group predicts that the construction of the farm will yield significant economic benefits and create new jobs between 2021 and 2030.
During the construction of the first phase, some 800 jobs will be created in Virginia and North Carolina, and the project should have an economic impact of 2 billion dollars from 2021 to 2030.
A field office External link, opens in new window. has already been opened to support the project development and help ignite a new industry off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. It will also welcome members of the growing team.
* AVANGRID, Inc. is 81.50 % owned by Iberdrola S. A.
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Iberdrola, world leader in renewable energies
At Iberdrola, we dare committed to renewable energy more than two decades ago as a fundamental pillar on which to build our safe, clean and competitive business model. Thanks to this vision, we are today world leaders in renewables, reaching 44,148 MW of clean energy in operation at the end of september 2024.
This commitment is reflected in our Strategic Plan, in which we will allocate €15.5bn gross to renewables. More than half of this amount is focused on offshore wind in the US, UK, France and Germany; 28% on onshore wind and 18% on solar.
10 years of West of Duddon Sands
In 2024, ScottishPower Renewables celebrates a decade of delivery in offshore wind as West of Duddon Sands windfarm marks its tenth year of operation.
Built and operated as a 50/50 partnership, the West of Duddon Sands windfarm was brought to life in 2014 and since then it has been powering a cleaner and greener future from the Irish Sea, around 14km off the Cumbrian coastline.
Over the last ten years, it has produced enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of around 340,000 homes each year – that’s the same as the size of the city of Leeds.
The project marked investment of more than £1 billion and supported more than 1,000 jobs at peak construction, with around 40 long-term skilled jobs created at its operations and maintenance base in Barrow-in Furness.
It also supported multi-million investment, jobs and growth at Belfast Harbour – the first purpose-built offshore wind installation and pre-assembly harbour in the UK and Ireland.
In its ten years of existence West of Duddon Sands also marks a milestone in the advancing construction technology of offshore wind. At the time of construction, the windfarm benefitted from using two of the world’s largest and most advanced vessels to install the foundations and turbine components, allowing work to continue offshore during one of the worst winters for storm force winds.
As its first-ever offshore windfarm, it has cemented its place in Iberdrola history and paved the way for ScottishPower to become one of the biggest players in the UK.
