From Virginia to New York, current state goals for offshore wind add up to almost 23 GW of generation. Back in 2010, Google announced plans to invest in a 350 mile offshore backbone underwater transmission line to enable wind. Today, most companies are looking at radial transmission lines, connecting each wind farm back to backbone transmission lines on land. As regulators consider solutions to enable offshore wind, it’s important to understand the merits and challenges of both options. Catch CRI working to advance this issue at two upcoming events:
- August 7, 2020: CRI will participate in an information gathering meeting on offshore wind transmission alternatives, sponsored by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The NJBPU is gathering perspectives on the relative merits of coordinated offshore transmission infrastructure vs. project specific, radial transmission lines.
- November 4, 2020: CRI’s Harry Warren will lead a panel discussion on East Coast offshore wind at the Annual Conference of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.