Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Approved
The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project. The project consists of two wind energy facilities—Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and 2—and associated export cables, which are expected to generate up to 2,800 MW of electricity, enough to power close to 1 million homes with clean renewable energy.
The project is approximately 8.7 miles offshore New Jersey at its closest point. To provide energy to New Jersey, Atlantic Shores South proposed up to 200 total wind turbine generators and up to 10 offshore substations, with subsea transmission cables potentially making landfall in Atlantic City and Sea Girt, New Jersey. BOEM has approved construction of up to 195 wind turbine generators.