Offshore New Jersey wind projects receive final environmental impact statement

Offshore staff

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has reported that the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Atlantic Shores Project 1 and 2, which are New Jersey's first offshore wind projects.  

New Jersey has established the goal to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035, with offshore wind projected to create 11,000 MW of power by 2040.

Atlantic Shores Project 1 is the third largest project awarded in the US, and it has an offtake agreement to generate 1,510 MW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 700,000 homes. 

Combined with Project 2, the entire lease area will produce enough clean energy to power more than 1 million New Jersey homes.  

The FEIS for Atlantic Shores Project 1 and 2 will be published in the Federal Register soon.

05.24.2024