The Governor of New Jersey has signed an executive order to increase the state’s target for “offshore wind-generated electricity.”
The order, which was signed by Phil Murphy Tuesday, ups the target from 3,500 megawatts (MW) by 2030 to 7,500 MW by the year 2035.
“There is no other renewable energy resource that provides us with either the electric-generation or economic-growth potential of offshore wind,” Governor Murphy said in a statement.
