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.

• Past Offshore Wind Solicitations
• Stakeholder Meetings
• Board Orders
• Requests for Comment
• Reports and Other Information
• Historical Off Shore Wind Applications (2009)
• Off Shore Wind Studies

Past Offshore Wind Solicitations

• 2019
  • 1,100 MW Offshore Wind Solicitation and Guidance
  • Board Order
  • Press Release

Stakeholder Meetings

• OSW Stakeholder Meeting: OSW Funding Mechanism 02.21.13
• OSW Renewable Energy Rules 06.23.11
• OREC Funding Mechanism 06.23.11

Board Orders

• Order Canceling Rebate to NRG Bluewater Wind  10.04.12
• Order Granting Extension of Time to Garden State Offshore Energy 07.18.12
• Order Granting Extension of Time to Garden State Offshore Energy  06.15.11
• Order Granting Extension of Time to Fishermans Energy of New Jersey  04.27.11
• Order Granting Extension of Time to Garden State Offshore Energy 03.30.11
• In the Matter of Offshore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers 08.18.10
• Board Order on Offshore Wind Rebate Program for the Installation of Meteorological Towers 11.21.08

Requests for Comment

• Stakeholder Comments on NJ Offshore Wind Economic Development Act 11.03.10
• Comments Submitted in Response to Offshore 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 08.17.10
• Request for Public Comment: Offshore Wind Program Installation of Meteorological Towers 08.06.10
• Revised OREC Straw Proposal 03.10.09
• Fisherman's Energy REC Comments  01.13.09
• Garden State Offshore Energy REC Comments  01.13.09
• Atlantic City Electric REC Comments 01.13.09
• NJBPU Response to Questions re: Solicitation for NJ OSW

Reports and Other Information

• Offshore Wind Rules: Readoption with Amendments N.J.A.C. 14:8-6 (OAL Approved) 01.23.13
• Unofficial Offshore Wind Readoption Proposal 07.18.12
• OSW Stakeholder Process for RPS Document 10.23.08
• New Jersey Offshore Wind Cost and Benefit Report
• Jersey Atlantic Wind (JAW) Agreement
• Offshore Wind Evaluation Report  10.03.08
• New Jersey Shore Opinions about Offshore Wind Turbines  09.14.06

Historical Offshore 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

Offshore Wind Studies

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Science, Research and Technology (now the Division of Science and Research), issued a Solicitation for Research Proposals (SRP) to address the need for baseline ecological and 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 request was 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 included 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. The final report was released on July 23, 2010. 

The New Jersey Offshore 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 the coast of New Jersey. The only viable opportunities for significant large-scale wind development are considered to be offshore, 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 offshore wind energy development will have to address if seriously pursued in New Jersey.