New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has raised the state’s offshore wind energy development goal to 11,000 MW by 2040, up 50% from its existing 2035 target of 7,500 MW. But the amount could go higher under his Sept. 21 executive order, which also directs regulators to study increasing offshore wind power generation further to help reach the state goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.
“There is always more that we can do to make New Jersey more sustainable while further advancing the state’s economic vitality,” Murphy said. “This is an aggressive target, but it is an achievable one." Only California has a higher offshore wind energy goal, 25 GW by 2045. New York proposes 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035.