The US’ Department of the Interior has issued approval for the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind Project 1 and 2 and associated export cables.
These will be constructed 8.7 miles offshore New Jersey at the closest point and will generate 2,800 MW from up to 200 wind turbine generators (WTGs) and up to 10 offshore substations.
Subsea transmission cables will potentially make landfall in Atlantic City and Sea Girt, New Jersey. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved construction of up to 195 WTGs.
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind announced July 2 that BOEM issued its record of decision for Atlantic Shores Project 1 and 2. The "announcement is the direct result of more than five years of stakeholder engagement and more than 40 environmental studies to safely and responsibly progress Atlantic Shores Project 1 and 2,” said Jennifer Daniels, development director with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.
On May 23, BOEM announced the final environmental impact statement for the proposed development. Feedback led to the identification of measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate the potential impacts to marine life and local fishing activities.
BOEM has also approved the New England Wind construction and operations plan, authorizing construction and operation of the New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2 projects, with a combined capacity of up to 2,600 MW.
These will be located about 20 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha’s Vineyard and 24 nm southwest of Nantucket, both in Massachusetts.
The construction and operations plan allows for up to 129 WTGs, up to five electric service platforms, and up to five offshore export cables transmitting electricity to onshore transmission systems in the town of Barnstable and Bristol County.
