The wind farm is expected to provide the amount of energy 70,000 Long Island homes use in a year.

The project is a 97,498 acres (39,456 ha) section of Wind Energy Area (WEA) OCS-A 0486 (North Lease).

[9] The wind farm connects to the power grid through an underwater cable to East Hampton, New York.

[11] Though the lease was approved by Long Island Power Authority in 2017, construction of South Fork Wind did not began until February of 2022.

[13] New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the completion of the project on March 14, 2024, at an event with international renewable energy leaders.

During the comment period, BOEM organized three virtual meetings, giving stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the DEIS, ask questions, and provide oral testimony.

[51] During the construction of South Fork Wind, hundreds of U.S. workers across three Northeast ports were employed, laying the foundations of a new domestic supply chain and creating local union jobs.

[59] South Fork Wind signed its Community Benefits Agreement with the Town of East Hampton on March 9, 2021.

[60] The agreement contracted South Fork wind to make annual payments of $700,000 to the town for the first 25 years of its operation.

[64] In reaction to much of the prior community controversy, South Fork agreed to fund a fisheries liaison for the duration of its operation and prioritize local job opportunities.