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Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
On May 22, 2023 BOEM announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey.
The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Ocean Wind 1 FEIS for Ocean Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility will be published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2023. The following documents are available for your viewing.
- Ocean Wind 1 FEIS Notice of Availability (BOEM-2023-0029)
- Ocean Wind 1 FEIS
- Ocean Wind 1 Construction and Operations Plan
- Cumulative Historic Resources Visual Effects Analysis
The approximately 1,100-megawatt Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Project would be located approximately 13 nautical miles offshore Atlantic City, New Jersey (OCS-A 0498). The proposed project consists of up to 98 Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) and two offshore export cable corridors.
On December 8, 2020, Ocean Wind LLC applied to BOEM to assign a portion of lease #OCS-A 0498 to Orsted North American Inc. BOEM approved the assignment on March 26, 2021. The lease area assigned to Orsted North America Inc. now carries the new lease number #OCS-A 0532. Orsted North America Inc.’s lease is subject to all terms and conditions of the original lease. Please find a copy of the assignment below:
On May 17, 2018, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved the Site Assessment Plan (SAP) for Lease OCS-A 0498 (Ocean Wind LLC). The SAP approval allows for the installation and operation of two floating light and detection ranging buoys (FLIDARs) and one metocean/current buoy within the lease area. For additional information, please find the approved SAP and conditions of approval below:
The SAP was filed on September 15, 2017, with revisions filed in November 2017, January 2018, and February 2018.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
On May 26, 2023, BOEM’s Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Ocean Wind 1 FEIS for Ocean Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey will be available in the Federal Register. The following documents are available for your viewing.
- Ocean Wind 1 FEIS Notice of Availability (BOEM-2023-0029)
- Ocean Wind 1 FEIS
- Ocean Wind 1 Construction and Operations Plan
- Cumulative Historic Resources Visual Effects Analysis
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
On August 3, 2022, BOEM announced the 15-day extension of the public comment period for the Ocean Wind 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Ocean Wind LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey. The DEIS public comment period ended at 11:59 p.m. eastern time on August 23, 2022. Find the comments on http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2022-0021.
On June 24, 2022, BOEM published a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Ocean Wind 1 DEIS for Ocean Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey. The following documents are available for your viewing.
- Ocean Wind 1 DEIS Notice of Availability (BOEM-2022-0021)
- Ocean Wind 1 DEIS
- Scoping Summary Report
- Cumulative Historic Resources Visual Effects Analysis
The virtual public hearings were held on:
More information is available in the Virtual Meeting Room.
Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Scoping
On March 30, 2021, BOEM published a NOI to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Ocean Wind Farm Project Offshore New Jersey. The following documents are available for your viewing.
- Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (BOEM-2021-0024)
The Notice of Intent initiated a 30-day public comment period. During the public comment period, BOEM hosted three virtual scoping meetings where the public could learn more about the Construction and Operations Plan (COP), ask questions, and provide oral testimony. All three virtual public scoping meetings were recorded and can be found below, along with copies of the meeting presentations:
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