Bill Would Pre Empt Local Say Over Offshore Wind Projects
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Bill Would Pre Empt Local Say Over Offshore Wind Projects This oct. 1, 2020 photo shows wind turbines at the atlantic county utilities authority plant in atlantic city, n.j. on tuesday, june 15, 2021, new jersey lawmakers advanced a proposed law that would fast track offshore wind energy projects by pre empting local controls over power lines and other onshore infrastructure associated with them. Bill would pre empt local say over offshore wind projects . the bill was approved by a state senate committee on tuesday, and requires several additional approvals before being sent to democratic gov. phil murphy. it is to be considered wednesday by an assembly committee. credit: by wayne parry | ap | apnews ~~.
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Hb 1197 Sb 1240 The Pre Empt Everything Environmental Bill Lawmakers from jersey shore towns are pushing back against a bill meant to fast track offshore wind energy projects by taking away local control over transmission lines and other onshore. Brooklyn to deploy old navy yard for new offshore wind ventures. at a virtual public hearing in april on the ocean wind project planned by orsted, the danish wind energy developer, and pseg, a new jersey utility company, officials revealed the project would connect to the electric grid at decommissioned power plants in ocean and cape may counties. Atlantic city, n.j. (ap) — new jersey lawmakers are considering a law that would fast track offshore wind energy projects by removing the ability of local governments to control power lines and other onshore components. the bill, introduced last week and advanced on tuesday, would give wind energy projects approved by. They used an amendment to new jersey's offshore wind law passed in 2021 and signed into law by democratic gov. phil murphy removing most local control over where offshore wind projects come ashore.
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