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Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Still unable to find equipment makers, New Jersey offshore wind project seeks 2nd delay

New Jersey's offshore wind project seeks a second delay due to ongoing challenges in securing turbine equipment amid market volatility.

A construction barge and crane float next to the first jacket (Centre) installed to support a turbine for a wind farm in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island July 27, 2015. Other support jackets and platforms sit on a barge (Left) behind the crane. The project by Deepwater Wind off the coast of Block Island, was North America's first offshore wind farm. At the time, the company said the milestone could pave the way for an industry long established in Europe but still struggling with opposition in the United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Status update: U.S. offshore wind projects from permit stage to online

With U.S. offshore wind capacity set to grow rapidly over the next few years, we take stock of where things are now and...

A land-based wind turbine spins in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey hits pause on offshore wind project Leading Light Wind

New Jersey hit the pause button Wednesday on the project for having a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence

Amid opposition in New Jersey, proposed offshore wind farm development held up by failing to secure a manufacturer for turbine blades.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind power proposals as foes push back

New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy...

The sun sets behind spinning land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 13, 2023. On April 24, 2024, eight Jersey Shore towns wrote to New Jersey utility regulators saying that a proposed wind farm off Long Beach Island will be costlier than expected. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Gusts of activity underway by friends, foes of offshore wind energy projects in NJ, NY

Shore towns spanning much of New Jersey's 127-mile coastline wrote to the state's Board of Public Utilities, saying the proposed Atlantic Shores wind...

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Biden-Harris Administration Sets Offshore Energy Records with $4.37 Billion in Winning Bids for Wind Sale

New York Bight lease sale has potential to power nearly two million homes February 25, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today...

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