The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has invited bidders for the development of 1,100 MW of offshore wind capacity, which is the largest US-wide solicitation of offshore wind power to date. This is the first step in meeting New Jersey's objectives of 3,500 MW of offshore wind by 2030 and having 100% of its electricity produced by renewable energy sources by 2050. The application begins on 20 September 2018 and closes at the end of December 2018.
Other states such as Massachusetts and New York are also moving ahead quickly with new wind power projects. The state of New York plans to issue a solicitation for approximately 800 MW of offshore wind capacity in the fourth quarter of 2018 and aims to reach 2,400 MW of new offshore wind generation by 2030, that will help meet its target to cover 50% of power generation with renewable energies by 2030. Meanwhile, Massachusetts is developing the 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore project.
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