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New England’s blue economy is growing, and it starts at our ports.

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As we build Revolution Wind, we’re also investing in long-term infrastructure improvements at ProvPort, Quonset, and State Pier – establishing these ports as centers of the region’s growing blue economy. With hundreds of new union jobs, local supply chain contracts, and state-of-the-art infrastructure built for land, air, and sea, we’re ensuring New England’s ports are bustling with offshore wind activity for decades to come.

ProvPort


We built our state-of-the-art offshore wind construction hub at ProvPort, creating hundreds of union jobs and breathing new life into this historic port.
How are we investing in ProvPort?

  • We have invested more than $100 million to build our ProvPort construction hub – the largest offshore wind supply chain investment in Rhode Island history.
  • We reached a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Dimeo Construction, ensuring that the site upgrades and facility construction required to turn ProvPort into a regional offshore wind hub – as well as the assembly work itself on South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind – are completed by local, union labor. The site upgrades and facility construction at ProvPort create approximately 40 union jobs.
  • We partnered with contractor Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. to lead the work at the new, 288-foot long ProvPort assembly hall. Together, we created more than 125 union jobs at this site fabricating advanced foundation components for Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind.
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Quonset


We are supporting the Quonset Development Corporation in making a generational investment at Quonset Point to position the port as a regional and national leader in the growing offshore wind industry.
How are we investing in Quonset?

  • We have invested $35 million to build a Regional Offshore Wind Logistics and Operations Hub at Quonset Point. The operations and construction oversight for our South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind projects, respectively, are led by Quonset-based teams.
  • We partnered with two local shipyards – Blount Boats, in Warren, R.I., and Senesco Marine, in Quonset Point, R.I. – to build five new crew-transfer vessels. These vessels are berthed at our Quonset hub.
  • We signed the first-ever U.S. offshore wind helicopter agreement for new crew helicopters, including a $1.8 million investment in Quonset State Airport where the helicopters are based.  

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State Pier

We're transforming State Pier into a state-of-the-art, heavy-lift terminal, building a world-class resource for Connecticut for decades to come and re-establishing New London as a hub for global commerce.
How are we investing in State Pier?

  • We have committed more than $100 million to revitalize State Pier and help put the Port of New London back on the map as the epicenter of Connecticut's maritime economy.
  • We marshaled components for South Fork Wind from State Pier and are doing the same for Revolution Wind, for which components have just begun to arrive. As a result, vessel activity is significantly increasing at State Pier and generating high-skilled, long-term employment in New London. We anticipate creating up to 120 new, good-paying offshore wind-related union jobs at the site.
  • It is estimated that the State Pier project will add millions of dollars in value to the New London economy, with workers and visitors frequenting local establishments to eat and shop.
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Construction updates

Revolution Wind has started the first phase of onshore construction. See the full construction timeline for work occurring onshore, a map of the route, and frequently asked questions.

Learn about the construction of Revolution Wind

Working hand-in-hand with mariners

The ocean is a shared resource, and we take great care to ensure that offshore wind and wildlife coexist and thrive.

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Benefits to the community

We’re creating union jobs and apprenticeships, improving port infrastructure and supply chains, and protecting native species and ecosystems across the state.
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We're building a local offshore wind ecosystem, and suppliers across Rhode Island and Connecticut are critical to Revolution Wind's success. Let us know how you can be a part of the clean energy revolution.  
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