Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind submits offshore wind project bid in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (Atlantic Shores) a 50:50 joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF-RE Offshore Development, LLC (a subsidiary of EDF Renewables North America), announced it has submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in support of the state's bold, ambitious goal of reaching 11,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind energy by 2040.
- ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (Atlantic Shores) a 50:50 joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF-RE Offshore Development, LLC (a subsidiary of EDF Renewables North America), announced it has submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in support of the state's bold, ambitious goal of reaching 11,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind energy by 2040.
- Atlantic Shores has three offshore wind energy lease areas totaling more than 400 square miles under active development.
- If selected, Atlantic Shores would supply renewable energy to hundreds of thousands of New Jersey households beyond the 1,510 MW already being delivered as part of Atlantic Shores Project 1.
- "Today's bid submission marks the culmination of over four years of dedicated planning and research by the Atlantic Shores team to deliver the most economically, environmentally, and socially responsible renewable energy solution for New Jersey," said Joris Veldhoven, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.