The award is America’s largest combined award to date and was approved in a unanimous vote by the NJBPU board.
Each project has committed to investing in New Jersey’s burgeoning offshore wind industry by building new manufacturing facilities at the New Jersey Wind Port, utilising the foundation manufacturing facility at the Port of Paulsboro and creating tens of thousands of jobs while also injecting billions of dollars in economic benefits into the State.
“Expanding New Jersey’s offshore wind industry is a major component of achieving our goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050, while providing significant opportunities and economic benefits for our state” said Governor Phil Murphy. “By leveraging a whole-of-government approach and the strengths of our state, this award ensures that our investment in clean energy is also an investment in our communities, and will generate good-paying, union jobs and bring valuable investments to New Jersey.”
In an effort to identify the most efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sensitive ways of bringing offshore energy ashore, NJBPU is also engaged in a first-of-its-kind transmission solicitation managed by regional grid operator PJM Interconnection.
The announcement was also warmly welcomed by the American Clean Power Association.
“The American Clean Power Association thanks Gov. Murphy and his administration for their leadership supporting the growing offshore wind industry in New Jersey” said Laura Morton, ACP Senior Director for Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Offshore Wind. This ruling is a win for the citizens of New Jersey; it will allow the development of clean energy from the abundant wind resources off the New Jersey coast and allow them to take advantage of the economic investment and job creation opportunities the offshore wind industry is poised to deliver to the East Coast this decade. Developing these projects will not only create jobs but will revitalise coastal communities and deliver vast amounts of reliable clean energy to the region”.
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