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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ("BPU" or "Board") solicited Applications to secure Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates ("ORECs") targeting 1,200 MW to 2,400 MW of offshore wind capacity. The Board sought to promote robust competition in this solicitation and future solicitations to support the continued development of the offshore wind industry in New Jersey. The BPU approved the solicitation on September 9, 2020. Click here to read the Board Order.
The solicitation was driven by Executive Order Number 8, signed by Governor Philip D. Murphy on January 31, 2018, and Executive Order Number 92, signed by Governor Murphy on November 19, 2019. On February 28, 2020, Governor Murphy announced the offshore wind solicitation schedule to meet the 7,500 MW goal by 2035 that is set forth in Executive Order Number 92.
Bidders used this website to access information about the solicitation, including the controlling documents, and ask questions of the BPU related to the solicitation, the answers to which were posted to the Q&A page.
The final BPU decision on this solicitation was announced on June 30, 2021 and is available on the BPU Website here.
Board Order - Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind
Board Order - Ocean Wind 2
Public Evaluation Report
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Public Application Materials
Ocean Wind 2 Public Application Materials