Orsted delays 1st NJ wind farm until 2026; not ready to 'walk away' from project
Orsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026.
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Orsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026.
Four new wind farms are being proposed off the New Jersey coast.
Republican congressmen are calling for a halt to offshore wind power projects. The call comes amid a spate of whale deaths on the U.S. East Coast.
An amendment to the state's offshore wind law passed in 2021 removed most local control over where wind projects come ashore.
Nine dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in recent months. Some are blaming offshore wind energy sites, but federal officials are pushing back.
Orsted also has been approved to build Ocean Wind 2.
Brandon Goldner reports from Ocean City, New Jersey.