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Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
While Atlantic Shores took the step to cancel its contract with New Jersey, the company says its project is in a holding pattern while awaiting a new political climate.
SUSAN PHILLIPS / WHYY – New Jersey offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores says it’s not abandoning its 195 turbine project planned off the coast of Atlantic City, despite asking the state’s Board of Public Utilities to cancel its current contract to provide enough electricity to power about 700,000 homes.
“This filing marks the closing of a chapter, but not the end for Atlantic Shores,” wrote Atlantic Shore’s CEO Joris Veldhoven in a statement …
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