Off Shore Wind Rebate Application

• Off Shore Wind Rebate Application
• Off Shore Wind Met Station Technical Worksheet and Instructions
• NJCEP RE OSW Met Station Rebate Program Application
• Board Order in the matter of the Off Shore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers

Off Shore Wind Studies

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research & Technology, issued a Solicitation for Research Proposals to address the need for baseline ecological/natural resource data as recommended by the State of New Jersey Blue Ribbon Panel on Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters.  

The objective of this study is to conduct baseline studies in waters off New Jersey's coast to determine the current distribution and usage of this area by ecological resources.   The scope of work includes the collection of data on the distribution, abundance and migratory patterns of avian, marine mammal, sea turtle and other species in the study area over an 18-month period.  Please visit The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Science, Research & Technology (DSRT) to read the latest information on this study.

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The New Jersey Off Shore Wind Feasibility Study was prepared for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities by Atlantic Renewable Energy Corporation and AWS Scientific, Inc and completed in November of 2004. 

The purpose of the study was to investigate the feasibility of utility-scale wind energy development in the waters off shore of New Jersey.  The only viable opportunities for significant large-scale wind development are considered to be off shore where the wind resources are much stronger and where certain land use conflicts can be avoided.  The information provided by this report is intended to inform potential stakeholders about waters for future development.  The goal is to characterize the siting considerations including various geophysical, environmental, regulatory and commercial parameters that off shore wind energy development will have to address if seriously pursued in New Jersey.

Off Shore Wind Updates

• Revised OREC Straw Proposal (03-10-09)
• Off Shore Wind Stakeholder Meeting Agenda (01-13-09)
• Fisherman's Energy REC Comments (01-13-09)
• Garden State Offshore Energy REC Comments (01-13-09)
• Atlantic City Electric REC Comments (01-13-09)
• Board Order on Off Shore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers (12-09-08)
• Off Shore Wind Stakeholder Meeting (10-30-08)
• OSW Stakeholder Process for RPS Document (10-23-08)
• New Jersey Off Shore Wind Cost and Benefit Report
• NJ BPU Response to Questions re: Soliciation for NJ OSW 
• 10/26/07 Q&A Attendance Sheet
• Jersey Atlantic Wind (JAW) Agreement
• Solicitation for Proposals to Develop Off Shore Wind Renewable Energy Facilities Supplying Electricity to the Distribution System Serving New Jersey (10-05-07)
• Off Shore Wind Press Release (10-03-08)
• Off Shore Wind Evaluaton Report (10-03-08)
• New Jersey Shore Opinions about Off Shore Wind Turbines (09-14-06)