Vineyard Wind has contracted US company Southwire to design, manufacture and install the onshore cables for the 800MW Vineyard 1 offshore wind farm off Massachusetts.
Southwire’s facility in Huntersville, North Carolina will manufacture the 51km of HV cable for the project.
Completion of the contract is projected for the first quarter of 2023.
Vineyard Wind chief executive Lars Pedersen said: “We’re proud to partner with Southwire, a leading US company that clearly sees the tremendous potential of offshore wind.
“Partnerships with US companies at all levels of the supply chain and in different regions of the country will be essential to maximising the potential of this industry here in the US.
“Vineyard Wind 1 has already teamed up with some strong local partners and we look forward to many more partnerships like this as we take the next step to construct the project.”
Southwire president and chief executive Rich Stinson said: “Vineyard Wind 1 is an exciting project for all involved, including Southwire.
“Through this partnership, Southwire is providing a comprehensive solution to our customer, while also supporting our commitment to sustainability.
“We’re proud to partner with companies like Vineyard Wind that have similar missions to support the wellbeing of our communities and the environment in which we live.”
Vineyard Wind is a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
The cable will be part of the grid system that will be ready to provide power to 400,000 households from the 62 GE turbines.
The turbines are planned to start being installed in the summer of 2023.