We understand and respect the importance of New Jersey’s shoreline to its residents, visitors and its place as an overall tourism revenue generator. We will be mindful in our planning and placement of underground cables. We will work cooperatively with state and federal regulators to ensure our plans for renewable energy can deliver what it is designed to do while co-existing in close proximity to one of New Jersey’s most precious natural resources.
Tourism plays a large part in the economy of southern New Jersey, and we are mindful of that. Studies have shown that offshore wind and tourism can not only coexist but thrive. The University of Rhode Island released a
study that showed that tourism on Block Island, home to America’s first offshore wind farm, actually increased.