Bringing the energy generated by offshore wind farms to shore could be considered the “easy” part of connecting an offshore wind farm to the grid at least as compared to the process and grid upgrades required to get that energy interconnected onshore and delivered to customers on the East Coast, which will require a slew of new substations, transmission and distribution lines.
On November 1, FirstEnergy company Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) said it and partner Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development, LLC (MAOD) were awarded the construction responsibility to connect the energy generated by New Jersey’s offshore wind farms to the power grid.
