Green light for offshore wind farm development in Atlantic Shores South

The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the construction of Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Farm Projects 1 and 2 and associated export cables.

They will be built 8.7 miles off the New Jersey coast, at their closest point, and will generate 2,800 MW from up to 200 wind turbine generators (WTGs) and up to 10 offshore substations.

Undersea transmission cables will potentially reach land in Atlantic City and Sea Girt, New Jersey. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved construction of up to 195 wind turbines.

Atlantic The Shores At sea Wind announced on July 2 that BOEM issued its record ruling on Atlantic Shores 1 and 2 Project. “The announcement is a direct result of more than five years of stakeholder engagement and more than 40 environmental studies aimed at safely and responsibly advancing Atlantic “Project Shores 1 and 2,” said Jennifer Daniels, Director of Development Atlantic The Shores At sea Wind.

On May 23, BOEM released a final environmental impact statement for the proposed development. The reviews identified measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential impacts to marine life and local fishing activities.

BOEM also approved the New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan, authorizing the 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.

They will be located approximately 20 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha’s Vineyard and 24 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket, both in Massachusetts.

The construction and operations plan calls for the construction of up to 129 wind turbines, up to five power platforms, and up to five offshore export cables to transmit electricity to onshore transmission systems in Barnstable and Bristol County.