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Offshore wind advocates tell BPU transmission planning must stay on track
Summary
Paulina O'Connor of the New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance told the Board of Public Utilities that offshore wind performs well in winter, cited analysis linking offshore wind to lower costs and reduced blackout risk, praised the Energy Master Plan and urged BPU and PJM to preserve the state agreement approach on transmission planning.
Paulina O'Connor, representing the New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance, told the Board of Public Utilities during its quarterly public comment session that offshore wind performs well in winter and is a necessary part of New Jersey's future energy mix.
"Offshore wind power generation performs beautifully in the winter," O'Connor said, citing an analysis commissioned from Charles River Associates for the New England and…
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