The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced its official acceptance of the application tendered by EDF Renewables and Fishermen’s Energy for the Nautilus Offshore Wind project.
The agency is expected to review the project over the next few months and make a decision on whether to approve the project for immediate construction. The project would be located approximately 2.8 miles east of the coastline of Atlantic City and could be complete as soon as 2020.
The small-scale project, expected to be comprised of three wind turbines with a combined capacity of up to 25 megawatts (MW), is a crucial first step toward implementing the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (OWEDA) and building a workforce capable of meeting Governor Phil Murphy’s statewide goal of 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind generation by 2030.
New Jersey residents across the state could expect to begin receiving power generated by the Nautilus Offshore Wind project as early as 2021.
“Nautilus will make it possible for Atlantic City to become the birthplace of an emerging industry, creating new jobs and sustainable economic growth,” said New Jersey Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo. “When approved, the project will be the start of an energy transformation that will allow for a brighter and cleaner future here in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County and across the state.”
