New Jersey’s burgeoning offshore wind sector took a gigantic step forward toward becoming reality Oct. 26 as the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) selected the first project to establish a coordinated solution for offshore wind transmission in the U.S.

I recently spent a relaxing week on Long Beach Island to celebrate the end of summer and enjoy one of the best beach spots in New Jersey. My family has been visiting LBI for as long as I can remember. My grandparents lived in Barnegat when I was a kid.

A new report finds per-acre revenue from offshore wind blows oil and gas out of the water

New Jerseyans are fighting for our lives on the front lines of a changing climate. Our way of life at the Jersey Shore is in danger — climate change is the greatest threat to our ocean, New Jersey coastal communities, and habitats.

The development of offshore wind will help create healthier communities and more sustainable and equitable economic growth for New Jersey.

With the creation of a wind port in Salem County and the federal sale of $2.3 billion of seabed rights, New Jersey is taking major steps to move away from burning fossil fuels, the third-largest source of carbon pollution in the state. At the same time, this shift to enhanced clean-energy solutions will create many well-paying jobs.

New Jersey is among states most vulnerable to sea level rise. More than 70,000 homes are expected to see at least one major flood annually by 2050. We need to start thinking critically about what we want for the future of our communities, from the shore to the cities and everywhere in between. Part of that future, I believe, lies in renewable energy like offshore wind.

New Jersey is among states most vulnerable to sea level rise. More than 70,000 homes are expected to see at least one major flood annually by 2050. We need to start thinking critically about what we want for the future of our communities, from the shore to the cities and everywhere in between. Part of that future, I believe, lies in renewable energy like offshore wind.

The state’s offshore wind industry is on the fast track, including with New Jersey’s first such effort, Ocean Wind 1, which Ørsted and PSEG teamed up to build. The 1,100-megawatt project is expected to power some 500,000 New Jersey homes when it is completed sometime in 2024. In June, it reached a critical milestone as the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project. And while Ocean Wind 1 progresses – and remains central to the state’s offshore wind efforts – another project in South Jersey that is also an integral piece of the puzzle is gaining steam.

A new virtual tool is teaching East Coast marine vessel captains how to navigate a commercial vessel through a simulated offshore wind farm.

ANALYSIS: Tradeoffs in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 between climate protections and fossil fuel interests could be dire for offshore wind projects and for solar and wind projects on federal lands. Congress seems to be driving with both feet pressed firmly on the gas pedal and the brakes at the same time. The devil is in the details.