Feds greenlight Atlantic Shores South offshore wind project

Today, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Atlantic Shores South project.

“On the cusp of a historic heat wave, there is no better week for the federal government to give a green light to the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project,” said Doug O’Malley, Director of Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center. “Every year without offshore wind providing power to our electric grid is another year we are overly dependent on fossil fuels to power our electric grid. It’s time to declare independence from dirty, polluting fossil fuels.”

The Atlantic Shores South wind farm is expected to produce up to 2,800 megawatts of clean, renewable energy for New Jersey’s electric grid. The project is the ninth large off-shore wind project to get approved by BOEM. Under the Biden Administration, BOEM has approved more than 13GW of offshore wind energy – enough to power nearly 5 million homes. The administration has set a goal of 30GW of offshore wind installed and providing electricity by 2030.

To learn more about New Jersey’s offshore wind potential and that of other coastal states, visit Offshore Wind for America.