Notice of Public Hearing - Sunrise Wind

04/09/25

Amendment Letter
CBA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 22nd day of April, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. local time, at Town of Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738, in connection with the following matters:

Sunrise Wind LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of Sunrise Wind LLC and/or an entity formed or to be formed on behalf of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Company”). The Company is a global leader in off-shore wind.

The Company has applied to the Agency, to enter into a transaction in which the Agency will assist in the acquisition, constructing and equipping of an offshore and onshore transmission cable (the “Transmission Cable”) to be located on land covered by easements, licenses, leases, right of way, permits or other access agreements to be granted from the State of New York, municipalities or other governmental agencies (collectively, the “Right of Way”) and designed to deliver the power generated by the Sunrise Wind Farm, an offshore renewable energy generation facility (with the capacity to produce approximately 924 MW), consisting of: (i) up to 6.2 miles (320 kV) of Direct Current (“DC”) Submarine Export Cable from the New York State Territorial Waters Boundary located approximately 3.0 nautical miles offshore from Fire Island located on a Right of Way granted from the State of New York, then to the eastern portion of Smith Point County Park on Fire Island; (ii) then up to 1,575 feet onshore and underground where the Transmission Cable will be spliced together at the transition joint bay (“TJB”) located underground in a concrete vault within the parking lot for Smith Point County Park; (iii) the TJB will be constructed by the Company located on a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County from the TJB the Transmission Cable will be approximately (320 kV) DC and will run underground parallel to Fire Island Beach Road within the paved Smith Point County Park parking lot on a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County, approximately 2,000 feet west, crossing under the William Floyd Parkway to a recreational area located west of the William Floyd Parkway, located on an Right of Way granted by Suffolk County; (iv) then the Transmission Cable will travel underwater across the intercoastal waterway (“ICW”) in a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, in a northwest direction via a Horizontal Directional Drill approximately 0.5 miles in length to a paved parking lot within the Smith Point Marina along East Concourse Drive, (v) then the Transmission Cable will travel north approximately 800 feet underground pursuant to a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County, then underground east approximately 550 feet following East Concourse Drive pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, (vi) then underground north approximately 3.6 miles along William Floyd Parkway, located on a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County, to the intersection with Surrey Circle; (vii) then the Transmission Cable will be routed underground along Surrey Circle, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, for an approximately 0.1 miles and will continue north along Church Road, pursuant to private easements and/or Right of Ways granted by the Town of Brookhaven, crossing under the Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) to Mastic Boulevard pursuant to a Right of Way by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”), (viii) then underground west along Mastic Boulevard, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, approximately 0.2 miles to the intersection with Francine Place, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, and underground and north on Francine Place for approximately 0.1 miles to the intersection of Montauk Highway, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County; (ix) then the Transmission Cable will cross under the Montauk Highway to Revilo Avenue, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, and continuing underground north along Revilo Avenue for approximately 0.07 miles to the work area for the Sunrise Highway Crossing; (x) then the Transmission Cable will cross under Sunrise Highway, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the New York State Department of Transportation (“NYS DOT”), to Revilo Avenue, continuing underground north to the intersection of Victory Avenue, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven and then continue west on Victory Avenue, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County, continuing underground, crossing under the Carmans River, approximately 2.1 miles to Horseblock Road; (xi) then the Transmission Cable will continue underground northwest along Horseblock Road, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by Suffolk County, for approximately 3.2 miles before turning north along Columbus Avenue, pursuant to Right of Ways and/or Easements granted by the Town of Brookhaven and the Long Island Power Authority for 100 feet, then under the LIRR pursuant to a Right of Way by the MTA to Horseblock Road North Ramp 80 feet and continuing underground northwest along Horseblock Road North Ramp 190 feet, and then continuing underground along North Horseblock Road 1,400 feet; (xii) then the Transmission Cable will be routed west underground along the Long Island Expressway (“LIE”) South Service Road, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the NYS DOT, for approximately 4.1 miles and continue on Waverly Avenue pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven where it will turn south for approximately 0.4 miles to Long Island Avenue pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven; and (xiii) the Transmission Cable will then follow Long Island Avenue west, pursuant to a Right of Way granted by the Town of Brookhaven, to Union Avenue to three (3) new buildings, totaling approximately 55,000 square feet to be constructed by the Company, comprising the Onshore Converter Station located on a 7.1 acre parcel; (collectively, the Transmission Cable will contain a total of approximately 17.5 miles (320 kV)) and up to 1.0 mile (138 kV) of Alternating Current (AC) onshore interconnection cable connecting to the Existing Holbrook Substation which is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority (the Company’s rights in the Right of Way, collectively, the “Land”; and the Company’s rights in the personal property and equipment, collectively, the “Equipment”; and the Company’s rights in the fixtures and improvements to real property, collectively, the “Improvements”; and, collectively, the Land, Equipment and the Improvements, the “Facility”), which Facility is to be leased and subleased by the Agency to the Company for use in supplying power to the New York State’s existing electrical grid and will support off-shore wind and energy goals established by New York State (the “Project”). The Facility will be initially owned, operated and/or managed by the Company.

The Agency previously acquired a subleasehold interest in the Land, a leasehold interest in the Improvements and title to or a leasehold interest in the Equipment and sub-subleased, subleased and leased the Facility to the Company. The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance to the Company in the form of exemptions from sales and use taxes and continued abatement of real property taxes, consistent with the policies of the Agency. 

A representative of the Agency will, at the above-stated time and place, hear and accept written comments from all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the proposed financial assistance to the Company or the location or nature of the Facility. Prior to the hearing, all persons will have the opportunity to review on the Agency’s website (https://brookhavenida.org/), the application for financial assistance filed by the Company with the Agency and an analysis of the costs and benefits of the proposed Facility.

Dated: April 12, 2025
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By: Lisa MG Mulligan
Title: Chief Executive Officer

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