Offshore Wind Archive
New Jersey is bringing more green to the Garden State by creating jobs and bringing the advantages of clean, stable-priced, renewable wind energy to tens of thousands of coastal residents. View archived information on the offshore wind program below.
Stakeholder Meetings
NJBPU Staff held a series of virtual Stakeholder Meetings to solicit input and gather additional information from stakeholders to inform its evaluation of offshore wind transmission proposals submitted to PJM Interconnection, LLC as part of a competitive solicitation process known as the State Agreement Approach (SAA):
Offshore Wind Stakeholder Meeting #1 - 3/22/20222Offshore Wind Stakeholder Meeting #2 - 3/30/2022Offshore Wind Stakeholder Meeting #3 - 4/4/2022Offshore Wind Stakeholder Meeting #4 - 4/12/2022Public stakeholder meetings were held in August 2020 on the draft offshore wind strategic plan and the draft second offshore wind solicitation guidance document:
Stakeholder Meeting on the NJ Offshore Wind Strategic Plan - 8/3/2020Stakeholder Meeting on the Draft New Jersey Offshore Wind Second Solicitation Guidance Document - 8/5/2020A stakeholder meeting was held in February 2013 regarding the Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) funding mechanism:
Stakeholder Meeting regarding Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) Funding Mechanism - 2/21/2013Stakeholder meetings were held in 2011 regarding offshore wind renewable energy rules and OREC funding mechanism:
OSW Renewable Energy Rules - 6/23/11OREC Funding Mechanism - 6/23/11Board Orders
Requests For Comment
- Please note that on pages 19 & 20 comments are shown in the form of a DRAFT Board Order. This was submitted by Fishermen's Energy and is not the Board's version or interpretation.
Reports and Other Information
Historical Offshore Wind Rebate Applications (2009)
Offshore Wind Studies
NJDEP Solicitation for Research Proposals
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Science, Research and Technology (now the Division of Science and Research), issued a Solicitation for Research Proposals (SRP) to address the need for baseline ecological and natural resource data as recommended by the State of New Jersey Blue Ribbon Panel on Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters.
The objective of this request was to conduct baseline studies in waters off New Jersey's coast to determine the current distribution and usage of this area by ecological resources. The scope of work included the collection of data on the distribution, abundance, and migratory patterns of avian, marine mammal, sea turtle and other species in the study area over a 24-month period. The final report was released on July 23, 2010.
New Jersey Offshore Wind Feasibility Study
The New Jersey Offshore Wind Feasibility Study was prepared for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities by Atlantic Renewable Energy Corporation and AWS Scientific, Inc. and completed in November of 2004.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the feasibility of utility-scale wind energy development in the waters off the coast of New Jersey. The only viable opportunities for significant large-scale wind development are considered to be offshore, where the wind resources are much stronger and where certain land use conflicts can be avoided. The information provided by this report is intended to inform potential stakeholders about waters for future development. The goal is to characterize the siting considerations including various geophysical, environmental, regulatory, and commercial parameters that offshore wind energy development will have to address if seriously pursued in New Jersey.