Wind power in New Jersey
In October 2010, the North American Offshore Wind Conference was held in Atlantic City, site of the US's first on-shore coastal facility. New Jersey is part of the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium. As of 2013, 9MW were produced by wind power.[1]
Despite incentives to spur the industry in the state, development initially lagged with the cancellation of the planned Fisherman's Energy offshore wind project.
Potential
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A 2004 study commissioned by NJ BPU concluded that there is significant wind potential along the coast.[14][15]
New Jersey has the potential to generate 373 GWh/year from 132 MW of 80 m high wind turbines or 997 GWh/year from 349 MW of 100 m high wind turbines located onshore as well as 430,000 GWh/year from 102,000 MW of offshore wind turbines.[16] New Jersey used 76,759 GWh in 2011.[17]
While less susceptible than areas in southern states, hurricanes could be a threat to wind turbines in the state.[18][19]
Government interest and incentives
State grants for meteorological stations
In 2009, the New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities awarded grants of up to $4 million to Garden State Offshore Energy, Fisherman's Energy and Bluewater Wind to undertake research of offshore meteorological conditions.[20] The grant to Garden State Offshore Energy was used to install an offshore meteorological buoy to measure wind speeds and weather and wave conditions off the coast. Garden State Offshore Energy is a joint venture between Deepwater Wind and PSEG Renewable Generation.[21]
Offshore Wind Economic Development Act
On August 19, 2010, Governor Christie signed the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act, which provides for financial incentives and tax credits to support offshore wind projects.[22][23][24] However, Board of Public Utilities, which is charged with implementing key aspects of the legislation, did not finalize all of the regulations necessary to carry out the policy during the Christie administration.[25]
Governor Murphy directed the BPU to implement the Act in 2018.[3] Offshore wind projects are eligible to be awarded Offshore Renewable Energy Certificates (ORECs) for each megawatt-hour of electricity produced. The value of the OREC can vary with each project's contract; Ocean Wind II will receive $84.03/MWh.[26]
BOEM offshore leases in federal waters
On April 20, 2011, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued "The New Jersey Call for Information and Nominations – Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New Jersey". The BOEM is responsible for leasing areas of the Outer Continental Shelf which are under federal jurisdiction for energy resource utilization.[27] This Call for information and nominations requested public input regarding the development of offshore wind projects in a designated Wind Energy Area (WEA) located offshore New Jersey. The Call also sought nominations from project developers of areas within the WEA that should be put up for auction for project development. The BOEM received eleven such nominations, and the entire WEA was proposed for development by one or more developers.[28]
In July 2014, the federal Department of the Interior and the BOEM proposed sale of leases for nearly 344,000 acres (139,000 ha) covering an area about 7.000 nautical miles (12,964 m) off the coast of Atlantic City.[29] The area would be divided into two leases, known as the North Area and the South Area.[30] Sales of leases began in November 2015;[31] the leases were allotted to RES America Developments and US Wind.[32] They were later sold, including to EDF Renewables and Ørsted US Offshore Wind.
Existing facilities
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Jersey Atlantic Wind Farm
Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority
The
Planned projects
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Wind farm | Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area | States | Coordinates | MW )
|
Projected completion | Turbines | Developer/Utility | Regulatory agency | Refs | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Shores | Offshore New Jersey
OCS-A 0499 (NJWEA North)[47] |
13 nautical miles-15 miles (24 km) east of Atlantic City (NJ)[48]
|
183,353 acres (74,200 ha) | NJ | 1,510 | 2028 | Shell New Energies | NJBPU | [49][50] | ||
Attentive Energy Two | Offshore New York/New Jersey
OCS-A 0538 |
New York Bight | 84,332 acres (34,128 ha) | NJ | 1,342 | 2031 | TotalEnergies,
Rise Light & Power, Corio Generation |
NJBPU | [13] | ||
Leading Light Wind | Offshore New Jersey
OCS-A 0542 |
New York Bight | NJ | 2,400 | 2031 | Invenergy
energyRE |
NJBPU | [13] |
Atlantic Shores
Atlantic Shores is a proposal by EDF Renewables/Shellm which acquired rights for BOEM OCS-A 0499 (NJWEA North), an 183,353 acres (74,200 ha) area between Atlantic City and Barnegat Light.[51][52][53] [54] It submitted proposals to the BPU in December 2020,[55] which approved them in June 2021.[11]
Cancelled projects
Fisherman's Energy
In May 2011,
Raritan Bayshore
A single turbine as part of the
Port Jersey
In 2010 the
Ørsted Ocean Wind
In 2018,
Ørsted canceled both projects on October 31, 2023, due to poor financial outlook caused by inflation and supply chain disruptions.[87]
New Jersey Wind Port
The
In 2020 Governor Murphy announced the development of the
Statistics
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Megawatts of Wind Capacity [97] |
New Jersey Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh) | |||||||||||||
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Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2006 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2007 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2009 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2010 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2015 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2017 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2020 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
See also
- Solar power in New Jersey
- List of power stations in New Jersey
- Atlantic Wind Connection
- PJM Interconnection
- Wind power in the United States
- Renewable energy in the United States
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Further reading
- "GMI Awarded New Jersey Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies". North American Wind Power. November 15, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- Johnson, Tom (September 16, 2013). "THE LIST: WHY NEW JERSEY MAY NOT SEE OFFSHORE WIND FARMS ANYTIME SOON". NJ Spotlight.
- Hutchins, Ray (December 5, 2013). "N.J. Senate president says Chris Christie's administration stalling off-shore wind plans". The Star-Ledger.
- Kensinger, Nathan (January 2, 2023). "Giant offshore wind turbines take shape as NJ turns on major manufacturing plant". Gothamist. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
External links
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- New Jersey's Offshore Wind Program – Board of Public Utilities
- Offshore Wind – Board of Public Utilities
- New Jersey Wind Working Group
- BOEM New Jersey
- Clean Energy Program: Wind
- Wind Power for New Jersey