Press Releases

February 24, 2012 Deepwater Wind Statement on BOEM’s Announcement of Wind Energy Area for Rhode Island and Massachusetts October 20, 2011 Deepwater Wind Signs Agreement with Siemens to Buy World's Most Advanced Offshore Wind Turbine October 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Submits Plan for Nation's First Regional Offshore Wind Farm to Supply Multiple East Coast States September 22, 2011 Block Island Wind Farm Project Advances with Cutting-Edge Marine Surveys, Expanded Team September 15, 2011 Deepwater Wind to Propose Offshore Wind Farm and Inter-State Transmission System to New York Power Authority August 17, 2011 Deepwater Wind Heralds Announcement of Federal Call for Information for Rhode Island Offshore Wind Development July 1, 2011 RI Supreme Court Upholds Block Island Wind Farm Power Contract

Deepwater Wind in the News

May 7, 2012 William Moore: National Ocean Policy Makes Smart Business Sense January 4, 2012 US eyeing Euro offshore wind, Long Island still on the fence October 12, 2011 Deepwater to Build First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm October 7, 2011 RI Firm Submits Offshore Wind Farm Proposal October 3, 2011 Poll Shows Majority of Islanders Support Offshore Wind February 10, 2011 Developer Considers Building 1,000-Megawatt Offshore Wind Farm February 7, 2011 Deepwater Wind Statement on U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Energy’s “A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States” News Archive »

New Jersey Calls for 1100 MW of Offshore Wind

Yesterday New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act, a law that will help spur the development of a vibrant offshore wind industry in the state.

The bill directs the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to develop an offshore renewable energy certificate program (OREC) that calls for a percentage of electricity sold in the state to be from offshore wind energy. This percentage support the development of at least 1,100 megawatts of generation from offshore wind projects, according to the announcement from the office of the governor.

Through the legislation, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) will provide financial assistance and tax credits to offshore wind project developers and associated equipment manufacturers and assembling facilities. Read more…

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