The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is holding a series of three public meetings to gather input from stakeholders on the Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (OWSP) in response to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 8, which directs the NJBPU to fully implement the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (OWEDA) and begin the process of moving the State toward the Governor’s goals of 3,500 megawatts (MWs) of offshore wind energy generation by 2030.
For the convenience of stakeholders throughout the State, the public meetings will be held in the following northern, central, and southern New Jersey locations:
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bergen Community College (Lyndhurst 5th Floor Conference Center)
1280 Wall Street West
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mercer Community College (Conference Center)
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
Thursday, December 13, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Atlantic County Government Building (Auditorium)
1333 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401
The meetings will provide an opportunity to provide valuable input that will be considered by the NJBPU. Meeting topics will include an overview of the OWSP development process, its goals and objectives, and its potential benefits for New Jersey’s environment and economy, as well as the various ways stakeholders can actively participate in the process.
Registration is not mandatory but you may let us know you plan to attend by registering at http://informengage.com/OWSP. Comments may be emailed to Offshore.Wind@bpu.nj.gov in PDF or Word format.
Visit www.NJCleanEnergy.com/NJ-Offshore-Wind to learn more about New Jersey’s offshore wind initiatives.
