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| Photo Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Offshore Wind Projects from ME to SC |
(OSW), more than doubling the capacity already permitted. NJ already contracted three projects in its First (2018) and Second (2020) Solicitations, amounting to 3,750 MW of energy, 380 turbines, and 343,834 acres of ocean (nearly 12.5 times the size of Disney World, the largest amusement park in the world). Solicitations are calls for proposals from developers to deliver offshore wind energy to NJ, or any state. Applications to build four new OSW projects were submitted this year in NJ Board of Public Utilities’ (NJBPU) Third OSW Solicitation process. The four projects include: “Leading Light” (Invenergy/energyRE), “Community Offshore Wind” (RWE/National Grid), another Atlantic Shores’ project (Shell New Energies US/EDF Renewables North America), and an unidentified project. COA submitted comments in March 2023 to NJBPU opposing a third solicitation (see comments on our website, click “Issues & Campaigns,” “Energy” and “Wind”).
Similarly in New York, the state already contracted five projects amounting to 4,300 MW of energy, 408 turbines, and 392,382 acres of ocean (more than 14 times the size of Disney World and greater than twice the size of all 5 New York City boroughs combined) in its First (2018) and Second Solicitations (2020). Recently, six developers submitted more than 100 proposals for new projects in NY’s Third OSW Solicitation. This time, developers were allowed to resubmit applications with updated pricing “to ensure the most competitive award group.”
The rush to develop OSW is too much, too fast. Over 30 projects are in various stages of development in the Northeast alone, with more OSW projects from Delaware to South Carolina (see map). COA seeks a comprehensive and independently peer-reviewed pilot project to identify the impacts of OSW projects and to ensure the protection of marine resources.
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