May 10, 2023 — The front line of the battle over offshore wind power in New Jersey now appears to run two blocks along 35th Street.
That’s where the Ocean Wind 1 project has asked for city permits for 12 test pits and two soil borings, part of the wind power project’s plans to bring electricity ashore.
So far, the city has not issued any permits. Ocean Wind 1 suggests the city is dragging its feet.
The company filed suit in Superior Court this month, asking the court to order city Business Administrator George Savastano to issue a permit by June 16.
Savastano also serves as the municipal engineer. The suit, filed May 4, also asks for the city to be required to pay the company’s attorney fees, court costs and “such other relief as the court shall find equitable and just.”