Cape May County has appealed a BPU decision to grant Ørsted an easement to run transmission from the state’s first OSW project to an onshore substation.

The New York Public Service Commission approved construction of a scaled-back version of Consolidated Edison’s proposed Clean Energy Hub in Brooklyn.

New Jersey’s BPU and Department of Environmental Protection approved $2 million in funding to study the impact of offshore wind development on marine life.

Researchers are seeking ways to mitigate wind patterns that could limit the output or cause excessive wear on wind turbines planned off the Atlantic Coast.

New Jersey regulators agreed to search for a consultant to develop a new strategic plan to guide the effort to install 11 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040.

BOEM debuted its effort to better engage fisheries and their related stakeholders in the country’s offshore wind development process.

A report by two federal agencies and a fishing industry group identified major gaps in the understanding of offshore wind’s impact on marine ecosystems.

Offshore wind will produce thousands of megawatts of electric power, way more than the onshore transmission system is currently able to absorb, an expert says.

The Maryland legislature passed legislation raising the state's offshore wind target to 8.5 GW while calling for coordinated transmission planning with PJM.

With major projects being completed this year, OSW is poised to become a major source of electricity and good jobs, panelists at a BNOW conference said.