Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey. They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents’ groups and their political allies, mostly Republicans.
Community has leased a 125,000 acre site 60 miles off Long Island, New York, and 37 miles off Little Egg Harbor in New Jersey. Its project has yet to be designed but is likely to include at least 100 wind turbines. It could be active by 2030 or 2031, Perkins said.
It involved approval of plans for unintentional harassment or injury of marine mammals during construction of the project, which would build 98 turbines about 15 miles off the coast of Ocean City and Atlantic City. The impact is referred to by the agency as “take,” which refers to harassment or injury of animals.
Opponents of offshore wind blame the deaths of 70 whales along the East Coast since December on offshore wind site preparation work. But three federal scientific agencies say there is no evidence that such work is responsible for the deaths, about half of which have been attributed to vessel strikes.
David Shanker, a spokesman for the Save the Right Whales Coalition, called the decision “appalling.” The group recently sent NOAA the results of a study by an independent acoustics company asserting that offshore wind survey vessels have been exceeding approved decibel levels and appear to be using other-than-approved devices.
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey.
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey.
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey.
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Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid oppositionTwo major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey. The owners of one, Community Offshore Wind, are bringing the federal government in on their environmental monitoring plans at an earlier stage than has ever been done.
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