The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Projects 1 and 2, which are expected to have a combined installed capacity of 2.8 GW. The two wind projects, which are being developed by a 50:50 joint venture between Shell and EDF Renewables, would be located off the coast of the US State of New Jersey. The Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 would have a 1.5 GW capacity, while Project 2 would have a 1.3 GW capacity. If approved, the projects could have the capacity to generate enough power to supply around 1 million US households.
New Jersey aims to reach 11 GW of offshore wind by 2040 and to have a 100% clean energy economy by 2035. At the federal level, the United States targets 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 15 GW of floating wind capacity by 2035. At the end of 2023, the US only had 42 MW of offshore wind capacity. Over 10 GW of onshore and offshore wind power capacity is under construction and over 60 GW is under development (of which over 36 GW offshore).
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