Quonset Highlights in 2023:New Construction, Port of Davisville Investments, and Offshore Wind Development
From left: Gov. McKee and Steven J. King tour the Port of Davisville
Momentum at Quonset continued throughout 2023. Within the Business Park, work began on over 465,000 square feet of new construction, representing over $361 million in private investment.
“With over 13,000 jobs at more than 225 companies, Quonset is the leading engine of job creation and economic development in Rhode Island,” said Governor Dan McKee. “My Administration has invested in and supported the Business Park because the team at Quonset gets results that all Rhode Islanders benefit from.” “Gov. McKee’s support for Quonset and the Port of Davisville has positioned the Business Park to build on its success and prepare for the future, most notably as a hub for offshore wind in the North Atlantic,” said Steven J. King, P.E., managing director of the Quonset Development Corporation. “The leadership, planning, consistency and ‘Can Do’ approach that has been brought to bear at Quonset over the years at every level of government has created a window into what is possible in Rhode Island.
Revolution Wind Plugs in at Quonset
Revolution Wind is slated to bring 704-megawatts of clean energy to Rhode Island and Connecticut by 2025 – enough to power 350,000 homes. The project’s undersea cable will make landfall at Quonset, where an underground power cable will direct the energy to both a new and existing Rhode Island Energy substation at the Business Park
In November, Governor McKee toured the project to announce that Revolution Wind’s onshore underground transmission system at Quonset will create more than 100 local union construction jobs.
