Con Edison Transmission is proposing the development of a grid network to deliver electricity from offshore wind farms to the US state of New Jersey.
The plans for the Clean Link New Jersey project would look to connect 2.4GW of future offshore wind capacity to the grid’s high-voltage onshore network.
Con Edison Transmission said the project would deliver wind power from multiple generators at sea with minimal impact to local communities, marine life and views along the state’s shoreline.
The link would also help the state meet its ambitious clean energy goals and create union jobs, while boosting the rapidly emerging Mid-Atlantic offshore wind market, the company added.
The project would see the installation of multiple subsea transmission cables through a defined “power corridor” to minimize the environmental impact and would feature HVDC collector platforms as the building blocks for bringing power to the shore.
The offshore mesh-style network is flexible and modular to allow various offshore wind projects to plug in as they become ready to generate, Con Edison Transmission said.
Con Edison Transmission chief executive and president Stuart Nachmias said: “Clean Link New Jersey will advance the Garden State’s clean energy future, providing reliable energy delivery of offshore wind generation,”
“As a successful independent transmission developer, we understand that the transition to a clean energy future needs to be balanced with the needs of local communities.
“Our proposed project will provide good-paying jobs and economic opportunity, preserve the beauty of the Jersey shoreline, and minimize disruption to New Jerseyans while helping achieve the State’s clean energy goals.”
Con Edison Transmission said that New York and New Jersey are both seeking to add 16.5GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 which would see the Mid-Atlantic as one of the largest future regional offshore wind markets in the world.