New Jersey's taken the lead in offshore

wind opening to applications the largest

number of ocean tracks of any state -

wind turbines that can generate nearly

double the output of the now-closed

Oyster Creek nuclear plant Michael Hill

reports on a landmark step to address

the peril and promise the challenge of

climate change with this solicitation

which again is the nation's largest list

ation for offshore wind today New Jersey

has more than a hundred oceanfront miles

and now it wants developers to bid to

harness the Atlantic's winds to generate

more than 1,100 megawatts of energy

enough power for a half-million houses

after the State Board of Public

Utilities took this vote yes thank you

board members call it a major pushback

against climate change 1,100 megawatts

represent about a third of what governor

phil murphy demanded in his executive

order number eight issued just days

after his january swearing in i happen

to believe the scientists that climate

change is real and it's a real threat to

our way of life the window for bidding

opens thursday september 20th and closes

the end of the year with the aim of

qualifying for federal investment tax

credits by the end of 2019 new jersey

set a list of strict requirements for

each application and charging a hefty

fee bidders will be required under the

statute to submit a one hundred and

fifty thousand dollar application fee

there are six primary criteria they are

the oracle purchase place the economic

impacts for the state rate payer impacts

environmental impacts the strength of

the guarantees of economic impacts and

the likelihood of successful commercial

completion the purpose of this is not

ruined at any cost it is to do this well

just do the smart and I'm so happy that

were in the front of a queue for a

change instead of being the last state

in so many of these initiatives in a

statement governor Murphy said in the

span of nine months New Jersey has

vaulted to the front of the pack in

establishing this cutting edge industry

we campaigned on rebuilding New Jersey's

reputation as a clean energy leader and

that involves setting a

massive timetable on offshore wind

environmentalists welcomed the vote

we've been waiting now for nine years to

really make offshore wind a reality and

today was the first real step to make it

happen

we have great wind off the Jersey Shore

all we need to do is to harness it and

right now we're in a race to the top the

state and advocates say the cost of when

energy has fallen since 2010 and

turbines have become much more efficient

it is time to open the window and to

welcome Austria wind to New Jersey the

Board of Public Utilities unanimous vote

now opens a three month window for

developers to offer their applications

to provide offshore wind energy to New

Jersey energy that's considered cleaner

cheaper and safer in Trenton Michael

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