Atlantic Shores filed to cease its 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind project on June 9 with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. (Source: Shutterstock)
Atlantic Shores filed to cease its 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind project on June 9 with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU).
The project’s termination follows several moves made by the Trump administration that “dismantle the domestic offshore wind industry,” environmental group BlueGreen Alliance said in a June 10 release.
On Jan. 20, Trump issued an executive order to halt all offshore wind leasing and review approvals for existing projects.
As a result, federal permitting was rescinded for the Atlantic Shores project slated for development off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The wind farm was expected to power more than 700,000 homes in the state.
“Hopefully the project is dead and gone, as almost all unsightly and environmentally unsound Windmill project should be. Congratulations to the great people of New Jersey. You have FINALLY won your war on stupidity!!!” Trump wrote in January on Truth Social about the Atlantic City project.
Atlantic Shores also blamed the projects termination on staff cuts at the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management and Trump’s budget reconciliation bill moving ahead in Congress.
The bill terminates tax incentives for offshore wind deployment.
NJBPU also canceled its award for its fourth offshore wind solicitation due to the actions of the administration, the release stated.
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