New London State Pier Development

The Connecticut Port Authority is implementing a plan to improve utilization of the New London State Pier and capture Connecticut’s Offshore Wind Vision. Infrastructure improvements will be financed jointly by the Connecticut Port Authority, Ørsted & Eversource. Once construction is complete, Connecticut will continue to own State Pier and Ørsted and Eversource will enter into a ten year sublease agreement with Gateway New London.

In periods where Ørsted and Eversource are not using State Pier, the facility will be marketed to other customers to ensure maximum utilization of the State Pier.

New London pier development
Projected Timeline
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08/2019

Permitting and site investigations are currently underway
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11/2019

Contractor selection will begin in late 2019
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02/01/2020

Onshore improvements construction projected to begin early 2020
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09/04/2020

Bulkhead and Berth improvements and construction to take place in 2020-2021
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2022

Expected completion date of early 2022
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Benefits of the New London Revitalization

 

We believe a modern state pier and offshore wind turbine generator hub will positively impact the local and regional economy of Connecticut, creating a long-term high value asset. Benefits include:

 

  • An estimated 460 direct jobs and 395 indirect & induced jobs created during the pier infrastructure improvements
  • Anticipated 400+ high-skilled long-term employment to serve the wind turbine generator operations after construction​
  • Significantly increasing vessel traffic to the New London region
  • Clean energy provided throughout the state of Connecticut
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