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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted unanimously to select the state’s first, and America’s largest, offshore wind energy project, Ocean Wind. The project was awarded Offshore Renewable Energy Credits (ORECs) for 1,100 MW – enough to power approximately 500,000 homes. Ocean Wind will be developed 15 miles off…

Governor Phil Murphy took a major step forward for clean energy in New Jersey by signing an Executive Order to more than double the state’s offshore wind commitment. Joined by former Vice President Al Gore, Governor Murphy increased the state’s offshore wind goal to 7,500 by 2035 – enough to power over…

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced a newly established working group of fishing and conservation groups to provide guidance to the Administration’s strategy and approach to achieving its offshore wind goals.

Governor Murphy announced his Energy Master Plan  formalizing a major role for offshore wind power in New Jersey’s strategy to achieve a 100 percent clean energy future by 2050.

Governor Murphy announced the offshore wind solicitation schedule to meet the 7,500 megawatt (MW) goal by 2035 and called upon the New Jersey board of Public Utilities to take all necessary actions to implement the schedule.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the second interconnection agreement to bring power generated from the 1,100 megawatt (MW) offshore wind energy project, Ocean Wind, ashore. Orsted, the owner of Ocean Wind, said the second interconnection was purchased in order to keep all options open while they make a definitive…