BRAYTON POINT & PRYSMIAN GROUP
Replacing Coal-Fired Power With U.S. Manufacturing
As part of the Commonwealth Wind bid, AVANGRID partnered with the Prysmian Group to enable this leading offshore wind cable company to locate a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Brayton Point, the site of the former coal-fired power plant in Somerset. Prysmian will create approximately 200 long-term manufacturing jobs. Once completed, it will be the first U.S.-based offshore wind supplier located in New England.
AVANGRID spearheaded the deal to bring Prysmian to the United States. Prysmian is currently providing subsea transmission cables for Vineyard Wind 1 and the U.S. facility will provide subsea transmission cables for both Commonwealth Wind and Park City Wind.
A rendering of the Prysmian subsea cable manufacturing facility proposed for Brayton Point in Somerset.
NEW BEDFORD & SEMCO MARITIME
Establishing an offshore wind service & maintenance operations in new bedford
AVANGRID will further establish New Bedford and southeastern Massachusetts as a hub of offshore wind energy. Semco Maritime, a leading international service provider for offshore wind energy projects, will create a world class service and maintenance hub in New Bedford and hire up to 40 people in the coming years. Semco is already the preferred supplier for maintenance of Vineyard Wind 1’s foundations and offshore electrical service platform. Semco would hire for a variety of positions including:
Staff technicians
Specialists
Engineers
Administration
Management