Public Notice: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, LLC, Atlantic Shores Project 1 and Project 2. Public Comment Period Extended.
Summary
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2 provides notice of and requests public comments on the draft Clean Air Act, Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”) Permit to Construct and Operate for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, LLC, Atlantic Shores Project 1 and Project 2 (referred to here collectively as the Atlantic Shores Project). The Atlantic Shores Project will be located within the OCS at approximately 7.6 nautical miles (8.7 statute miles) east from the New Jersey shoreline.
The Atlantic Shores Project will comprise of up to 200 wind turbines generators, up to 8 small, 5 medium, or 4 large offshore substations, and inter-array cables. The wind turbine generators use the energy of the wind, a source of renewable energy, and convert it to electricity. The electricity generated by the wind turbine generators will then be transported via inter-array cables to the offshore substations. The offshore substations will receive that electricity and then transmit it via offshore submarine export cables to onshore substations in the State of NJ, where it will be transmitted to the electric grid. It is anticipated that the Atlantic Shores project will generate approximately 2,470 megawatts of electrical power.
If finalized, the OCS air permit would regulate offshore air pollutant emissions from the construction and operation of the Atlantic Shores Project on the OCS.
Applicants or Respondents
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, LLC1 Dock 72 Way, Floor 7
Brooklyn, NY 11205
United States