(AGENPARL) – mar 01 ottobre 2024 Issued: Oct 1, 2024 (4:51pm EDT)
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EPA Issues Final Clean Air Act Permit for Atlantic Shores’ Project to
Produce Offshore Wind Power for New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (Oct. 1, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued a Clean Air Act permit to Atlantic Shores, LLC to construct two
offshore wind farms. The two permitted offshore wind farms will be on the
Outer Continental Shelf located 8.7 miles from the New Jersey shoreline near
Atlantic City, New Jersey. This area is regulated by the federal government
and the project required an EPA permit. To ensure transparency, EPA sought and
received public comment before the permit was finalized.   
“EPA’s permit allows the construction of up to 200 new wind turbines which
are expected to generate more than 2,800 megawatts of electrical power for the
State of New Jersey – enough to power at least a million homes,” said
Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “This project is in line with the
Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to invest in America and generate 30
gigawatts of clean, abundant energy from offshore wind by 2030.”  
Atlantic Shores is planning to develop two wind farms. Atlantic Shores
submitted one application, and the EPA has issued one final Outer Continental
Shelf permit, for both wind farms. The Atlantic Shores projects will include
up to 200 offshore wind turbines, up to eight small, five medium, or four
large offshore substations to collect the electricity produced, and the
associated cables needed to transport the electricity to the New Jersey shore.
This project could generate approximately more than 2,800 megawatts of
electrical power for the State of New Jersey. It will also include onshore
components that are not addressed in the EPA air permit, such as onshore
substations.  
The EPA has determined that the construction and operation of the Atlantic
Shores project will meet all Clean Air Act requirements, including provisions
to protect air quality while a project is being constructed and while it
operates. These include the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration, or PSD, requirements, Nonattainment
New Source Review requirements, federal standards that apply to diesel
engines, and relevant New Jersey State air regulations. Because of the
Atlantic Shores project’s proximity to the Brigantine National Wilderness
Area located in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was also involved in the review of this
project. 
The EPA held a public comment period for this permit from July 12 to August
16, 2024, and a virtual public hearing on August 12, 2024, to provide the
public an opportunity to submit oral comments. The EPA reviewed all the public
comments submitted and has responded to them in a separate document.  
An electronic copy of the final permit and EPA’s response to comments, as
well as the earlier draft permit and its accompanying public fact sheet are
available on EPA’s website at Clean Air Act Permits Issued By EPA Region 2
and at Regulations.gov under docket number EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0312. 
Follow EPA Region 2 on X and visit our Facebook page. For more
information about EPA Region 2, visit our website. 
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For further information: Contact: Carlos Vega, (646) 988-2996,
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