February 10, 2024 — A plan to place wind turbine farms in six areas of ocean off the Jersey Shore brought a crowd to the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center on Thursday, where the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management fielded questions and concerns.
Federal personnel met with more than 100 offshore wind supporters, critics and curious residents over a plan to develop an area of the Atlantic known as the New York Bight.
Combined, the six lease areas in the New York Bight cover 488,201 acres and have the potential to power nearly 2 million homes, according to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM.
At its closest approach, the easternmost of the six project areas is 27 nautical miles (about 31 miles) from Barnegat Light.