HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2024-- Eversource Energy is pleased to announce its Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub project proposal was recently awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the second round of the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Grid Innovation Program . The Huntsbrook OSW Hub proposal was included in the Power Up New England project portfolio that was selected to receive $389 million in total funding through the DOE program and will support New England’s clean energy transition while improving grid reliability across the region. This press release features multimedia.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240819925404/en/ Site of proposed Huntsbrook Offshore Wind Hub (Graphic: Business Wire) The Huntsbrook OSW Hub project consists of constructing a new 345 kV switching station in southeastern Connecticut at Huntsbrook Junction in Montville, Connecticut, which will establish a new point of interconnection for future offshore wind developers to reliably deliver 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind via high-voltage transmission lines from the offshore wind farm to the Hub.
It will utilize existing utility property and rights of way to avoid unnecessary environmental impacts and significant disruptions to local communities while providing benefits of energy cost savings and enhanced workforce development programs. “The U.S.
Department of Energy recognized the significance of the Power Up New England portfolio �.