Jan 24 (Reuters) - New Jersey's utility regulator on Wednesday approved two offshore wind power projects proposed by units of Attentive Energy and Invenergy.
The approvals were part of the state's third solicitation for offshore wind seeking 1,200-4,000 megawatts (MW) of power capacity. In total New Jersey is looking to achieve about 11,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2040.
Specifically, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved Attentive Energy's 1,342-MW project and Invenergy's 2,400-MW Leading Light project as qualified offshore wind projects to receive offshore wind renewable energy certificates, or ORECs.
"Today's action moves New Jersey closer to achieving Governor Phil Murphy’s goal of reaching 100 percent clean energy by 2035," the BPU said in a couple of orders.
One megawatt of offshore wind can power about 500 U.S. homes.
(Reporting by Scott DiSavino and Nichola Groom Editing by Chris Reese)
