Coastal power line gridlock leading offshore wind players to mull options in New Jersey

Limited options for developers in area of US northeast 'off the transmission backbone' prompting developers to explore project-specific export lines

Orsted, whose Ocean Wind offshore wind project won New Jersey’s initial 1.1GW tender in June 2019, has secured regulatory approvals to connect the array near the former 450MW BL England coal-fired in New Jersey — Orsted, whose Ocean Wind offshore wind project won New Jersey’s initial 1.1GW tender in June 2019, has secured regulatory approvals to connect the array near the former 450MW BL England coal-fired in New JerseyFoto: Smallbones Public Domain

Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth

Published 25 June 2020, 15:39Updated 25 June 2020, 15:43

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