Off Shore Wind
New Jersey is bringing more green to the Garden State by creating jobs and bringing the advantages of clean, stable-priced, renewable wind energy to tens of thousands of coastal residents.
- Stakeholder Meetings
- Board Orders
- Requests for Comment
- Reports and Other Information
- Historical Off Shore Wind Applications (2009)
- Off Shore Wind Studies
- OSW Renewable Energy Rules June 23, 2011
- OREC Funding Mechanism June 23, 2011
- Order Granting Extension to Fishermans Energy of New Jersey June 15, 2011
- Order Granting Extension to Garden State Offshore Energy April 27, 2011
- In the Matter of Off Shore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers March 30, 2011
- In the Matter of Off Shore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers August 18, 2010
- Board Order on Off Shore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers November 21, 2008
- Stakeholder Comments on NJ Off Shore Wind Economic Development Act November 03, 2010
- Comments Submitted in Response to Off Shore Wind Program Installation of Meteorological Towers Please note that on pages 19 & 20 comments are shown in the form of a DRAFT Board Order. This was submitted by Fishermen's Energy and is not the Board's version or interpretation.
Rate Counsel's Comments August 17, 2010 - Request for Public Comment: Off Shore Wind Program Installation of Meteorological Towers August 06, 2010
- Revised OREC Straw Proposal March 10, 2009
- Fisherman's Energy REC Comments January 13, 2009
- Garden State Offshore Energy REC Comments January 13, 2009
- Atlantic City Electric REC Comments January 13, 2009
- NJ BPU Response to Questions re: Solicitation for NJ OSW
- OSW Stakeholder Process for RPS Document October 23, 2008
- New Jersey Off Shore Wind Cost and Benefit Report
- Jersey Atlantic Wind (JAW) Agreement
- Off Shore Wind Evaluation Report October 03, 2008
- New Jersey Shore Opinions about Off Shore Wind Turbines September 14, 2006
Historical Off Shore Wind Rebate Applications (2009)
- Off Shore Wind Rebate Application
- Off Shore Wind Met Station Technical Worksheet and Instructions
- NJCEP RE OSW Met Station Rebate Program Application
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Science, Research & Technology (now the Office of Science), issued a Solicitation for Research Proposals (SRP) 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 a 24-month period. Please visit The NJDEP Division of Science, Research & Technology (DSRT) to read the latest information on this study. The final report was released on July 23, 2010.
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.