Jersey Shore Residents Score Victory As Feds Revoke Offshore Wind Project Permits

It’s a massive win for Jersey Shore residents who have been fighting relentlessly against offshore wind power projects.

Federal officials revoked a permit for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind on Friday, potentially delaying New Jersey’s first offshore wind project, according to APP.

Environmental Appeals Court Judge Mary Kay Lynch ruled to send the Clean Air Act permit, issued last September, back to the EPA. The agency requested the review in February to reassess the project’s environmental impact, following President Donald Trump’s January memorandum withdrawing the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leases for further review.

In 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind a contract for 1.5 megawatts of renewable energy off Atlantic City, but Friday’s court ruling now threatens the project’s future.

The APP report says that the EPA’s decision is the latest setback. In January, Shell, a project partner, withdrew, writing off $996 million in losses before its quarterly earnings report.

“Atlantic Shores is disappointed by the EPA’s decision to pull back its fully executed permit as regulatory certainty is critical to deploying major energy projects,” a company spokesperson said, emphasizing their commitment to “American energy dominance” and compliance with the permitting process.

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