The run is supported by more than 20 local, state and national organizations in addition to the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, Freeport Chamber of Commerce, the Long Island Federation of Labor and several state and local elected officials that join a growing chorus of offshore wind supporters including the Association for a Better Long Island and Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone.

PSEG-Long Island along with LIPA’s trustees could decide this year to invest in an offshore wind project proposed 30 miles off the coast of Montauk that would produce enough renewable electricity to power 120,000 Long Island homes.

“When Governor Cuomo took over LIPA he promised us a 21st century utility. We need to hold him to that promise and at the same time build on Long Island’s reputation as a leader in innovation with 21st century energy sources, including job-creating offshore wind,” said Kearns .