Jeff Tober
There’s no question that we need to significantly increase use of solar and other clean sources of energy as quickly as possible to meet New Jersey’s worthy Energy Master Plan goal of transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050 and try to prevent the worst effects of climate change. Farms and farmland may very well play some role in this vital effort. However, we cannot jeopardize our rich and rapidly shrinking agricultural lands to do so.
Utility-scale solar developer Dakota Power has proposed massive projects on prime farmlands across New Jersey, including so-called dual-use projects they claim will bring both solar generation and agriculture development benefits, financial stability for farmers, and improved soil and crop yields theories that are far from proven.
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The EDF/Shell Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind venture and a second phase of Ørsted’s Ocean Wind project were awarded a combined 2,658 megawatts of capacity by New Jersey utilities regulators Wednesday, in what state officials call the largest U.S. combined award to date.
The vote by the state Board of Public Utilities raises the state’s total planned capacity to over 3,700 MW, nearly half of a goal of 7,500 MW by 2035 set by Gov. Phil Murphy.
The board allocated 1,510 MW to Atlantic Shores and 1,148 MW to Ocean Wind II for their neighboring federal leases off Long Beach Island and Atlantic City, N.J.
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New Jersey Awards 2.7 GW of Offshore Wind Projects
New Jersey utility regulators have issued what officials are calling the largest combined award of offshore U.S. wind generation capacity to date.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on June 30 awarded a total of 2.658 GW of offshore wind capacity to two groups, bringing New Jersey’s total planned capacity to more than 3.7 GW. The state continues to move closer to Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of 7.5 GW of offshore wind generation capacity by 2035, part of New Jersey’s push to its target of 100% clean energy by 2050.