US Interior Department Greenlights Major Offshore Wind Project in New Jersey

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Project involves construction of 195 wind turbines that will be supported by 10 offshore substations.

The Department of Interior announced its approval of a large-scale offshore wind turbine project in New Jersey on Tuesday.

The Interior Department stated that the Atlantic Shores South project will be located approximately 8 miles from the New Jersey shore and involve the construction of 195 wind turbines that will be supported by 10 offshore substations with subsea transmission cables โ€œpotentially making landfall in Atlantic City and Sea Girt, New Jersey.โ€

The project will consist of two wind farms that will have the capacity to generate 2,800 megawatts of electricity that can power up to one million homes, the DoI said.

The department said itโ€™s the ninth offshore wind energy project at a commercial scale to get federal approval.

These nine projects will generate up to 13 gigawatts of offshore wind-generated energy, enough to power up to 5 million homes.

โ€œThe Biden-Harris administration is building momentum every day for our clean energy future, and todayโ€™s milestone is yet another step toward our ambitious goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore energy by 2030,โ€ said Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland. โ€œOur clean energy future is now a realityโ€”thanks to President Bidenโ€™s Investing in America agenda we are addressing climate change, fostering job growth, and promoting equitable economic opportunities for all communities.โ€ 

Atlantic Offshore Wind is a partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables North America.

โ€˜One Step Closerโ€™

In a press release issued on the federal approval, Joris Veldhoven, the chief executive officer for Atlantic Offshore Wind, said the decision โ€œbrings us one step closer to delivering New Jerseyโ€™s first offshore wind projects and for the state achieving its ambitious goal of 100% clean energy by 2035.โ€

โ€œWe recognize the significance of this milestone and weโ€™re excited to work with our supply chain partners to continue making near-term investments and creating great paying union jobs,โ€ he said.

According to the company, one of the wind farm projects will give the local economy a $848 million boon through โ€œjob creation and workforce development.โ€

In total, the entire project will bring $1.9 billion to the state, Atlantic Shores Wind said.

Byย Matt McGregor

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