Translator Disclaimers
For Immediate Release: Contact: Peter Peretzman
Date: 11/28/2018 609-984-9707
New Jersey is a national leader in offshore wind, has scheduled three public meetings for offshore wind stakeholders and members of the public to provide their input.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has scheduled three public meetings for offshore wind stakeholders and members of the public to provide their input in the development of an Offshore Wind Strategic Plan.

 

The meeting schedule is as follows:

 

  • Tuesday, December 4 from 1-3 p.m. at Bergen Community College (Lyndhurst, 5th floor conference center), 1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst
  • Wednesday, December 5 from 6-8 p.m., Mercer Community College (conference center), 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
  • Thursday December 13, from 6-8 p.m., at Atlantic County Government Building (auditorium), 1333 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City

 

“The Board has taken significant steps forward to implement Governor Murphy’s clean energy initiative, in particular our state’s robust offshore wind program,” said President Joseph L. Fiordaliso.

 

“We recently opened a solicitation of 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind, the largest single state solicitation in the nation’s history. With the Governor calling on the NJBPU to open solicitations of an additional 1,200 megawatts in 2020 and 2022, public input will be a crucial component in developing the Offshore Wind Strategic Plan that will help us reach the Governor’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050.”

 

The Offshore Wind Strategic Plan will focus on integrating critical components of offshore wind development including supply chain infrastructure and workforce development, energy pricing and markets, and environmental protection. In addition to these three public meetings, the NJBPU will hold subject specific meetings on these components of the Strategic Plan early next year. 

 

Registration for the initial public meetings is not mandatory, but interested parties are encouraged to register at http://informengage.com/OWSP/.  Comments may be mailed to Aida Camacho, Secretary, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 44 South Clinton Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 314, CN350, Trenton, NJ 08625, or emailed to Offshore.Wind@bpu.nj.gov in PDF or Word format.

 

About the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
The NJBPU is a state agency and regulatory authority mandated to ensure safe, adequate and proper utility services at reasonable rates for New Jersey customers. Critical services regulated by the NJBPU include natural gas, electricity, water, wastewater, telecommunications and cable television. The Board has general oversight and responsibility for monitoring utility service, responding to consumer complaints, and investigating utility accidents.
To find out more about the NJBPU, visit our web site at www.nj.gov/bpu.

 

 

About the New Jersey Clean Energy Program (NJCEP)
The NJCEP, established on January 22, 2003, in accordance with the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act (EDECA), provides financial and other incentives to the State's residential customers, businesses and schools that install high-efficiency or renewable energy technologies, thereby reducing energy usage, lowering customers' energy bills and reducing environmental impacts. The program is authorized and overseen by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), and its website is
www.NJCleanEnergy.com.