Support for Wind Energy Declining Among New Jersey Residents A majority of New Jerseyans continue to favor the development of offshore wind energy, but the current level of support is far below the widespread backing it has received in polls over the prior 15 years. The Monmouth University Poll finds that 4 in 10 residents think wind farms could hurt the state's summer tourism economy and just under half see a connection between the development and the recent spate of whales washing up on NJ beaches. | RWE Wins First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Auction The Department of the Interior held the first-ever offshore wind energy auction for the Gulf of Mexico region on Aug. 29, resulting in one lease area receiving a high bid of $5.6 million. RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC was the winner of the Lake Charles Lease Area, which has the potential to generate approximately 1.24 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity and power nearly 435,400 homes with clean, renewable energy. |