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Reply Ørsted officials said the proposed offshore wind farm would connect to two former power plants, including the B.L. England plant in Marmora. (Shutterstock) SOUTH JERSEY — A proposed offshore wind farm off the coast of southern New Jersey will connect onshore to two decommissioned power plants in Ocean and Cape May counties, officials said Tuesday. Ørsted, the Danish wind energy developer, and PSEG, a New Jersey utility company, held the first of three virtual public hearings about the Ocean Wind project on Tuesday. Ocean Wind would install up to 98 turbines offshore about 15 miles s...

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI For the second time in two months, members of Ocean City’s governing body Thursday night expressed dismay about a proposed wind farm that would be powered by nearly 100 gigantic turbines anchored 15 miles off the coast. Touted as a form of clean energy, the project by the Danish energy company Orsted is a centerpiece of Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of having 7,500 megawatts of offshore wind capacity in New Jersey by 2035. Members of City Council, though, pointedly asked whether Orsted’s 1,100-megawatt project would make financial sense while reiterating their concerns th...

OCEAN CITY – A plan for massive wind turbines off the coast received pushback at a recent Ocean City Council meeting, in which a council member questioned its impact on the local tourism economy.   “I’m as green as the next guy. I want green energy, OK? But I do not want to mess with a formula that has worked here for 100 years,” said Councilman Michael DeVlieger.   Kris Ohleth, a spokeswoman for the energy company Ørsted, gave a presentation at the Dec. 4 council meeting, outlining the plans for Ocean Wind, a massive wind energy project planned 15 miles ...