In July 2019, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Among many other provisions, the law calls for the state to install 9,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2035
In 2018, NYSERDA released its Offshore Wind Master Plan 1.0, charting a path towards 2,400 MW of offshore wind by 2030. In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul launched the state's Master Plan 2.0, yet to be published