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Offshore wind advocates urge BPU to advance transmission planning after August delay
Summary
The New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance told the Board of Public Utilities that transmission modernization and coordinated planning are essential to scale offshore wind; the group expressed disappointment in an August decision to delay a state agreement approach and urged the board to continue planning and investment.
Paulina O'Connor, executive director of the New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance, used the board's quarterly public comment period to urge policymakers to accelerate transmission planning and permitting reform to support offshore wind development in New Jersey.
"There is no transition without transmission," O'Connor said,…
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