Educating our New Jersey candidates for elected office on Offshore Wind
Introduction to Offshore Wind Committee (Denise & Howie)
We are a group of NJ Sierra Club volunteers who are passionate about advocating for the development of offshore wind projects.
Why we need offshore wind (volunteer name)
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Benefits of offshore wind (volunteer name)
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Grid connection issues (volunteer name)
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Impacts on fishing & marine life (Lois Castrovince)
OSW has been blamed (without evidence) for increased whale deaths and for negatively impacting the fishing industry. Let us provide you with the scientific facts that prove otherwise.
New Jersey Energy Master Plan (Alejandro Meseguer)
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Current status of offshore wind projects in NJ (Denise)
Atlantic Shores South has all their permits secured but is on pause per Executive Order.
Attentive Energy & Leading Light won lease areas but still need to obtain federal permits.
Permitting status of all U.S. offshore wind projects – February 2025
| Project name | Capacity (megawatts) | Parent company | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Wind Farm | 130 | South Fork Wind LLC / Ørsted North America Inc. & Eversource | Operating |
| Vineyard Wind 1 | 800 | Vineyard Wind 1 LLC / Avangrid Renewables LLC & Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | Permits secured |
| Revolution Wind | 740 | Revolution Wind LLC / Ørsted North America Inc. & Eversource | Permits secured |
| Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind – Commercial | 2600 | Virginia Electric and Power Company | Permits secured |
| Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 | 2076 | Empire Offshore Wind LLC / Equinor Wind US | Permits secured |
| Sunrise Wind | 924 | Sunrise Wind LLC / Ørsted North America Inc. & Eversource | Permits secured |
| New England Wind 1 and 2 | 2600 | Park City Wind LLC | Permits secured |
| Atlantic Shores South | 2800 | Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Projects 1 & 2 LLCs / Shell New Energies US LLC & EDF Renewables North America | Permits secured |
| MarWin (Maryland Offshore Wind) | 2000 | US Wind Inc | Permits secured |
| Kitty Hawk South | 2500 | Avangrid Renewables | Permitting in process |
| Atlantic Shores North ` | 1510 | Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC | Permitting in progress |
| Vineyard Northeast | 800 | Vineyard Northeast LLC | Permitting in progress |
| Beacon Wind | 1230 | Beacon Wind LLC / BP | Permitting paused |
| Bay State Wind | 2000 | Bay State Wind LLC /Starboard Wind/ Ørsted North America Inc. & Eversource | Pre-permitting |
| Skipjack Wind | 966 | GSOE LLC / Ørsted North America Inc. & PSEG and Skipjack Offshore Energy LLC / Ørsted North America Inc. | Permitting in progress |
| Vineyard Mid-AtlanticOffshore Wind | 2000 | Vineyard Mid-Atlantic LLC | Permitting in progress |
| Leading Light Wind(Invenergy Wind) | 2100 | Invenergy Wind Offshore LLC | Pre-permitting |
| Attentive Energy Two | 1400 | Attentive Energy LLC | Permitting in progress |
| Bluepoint Wind 1 | 1200 | Bluepoint Wind LLC | Pre-permitting |