For an Affordable, Clean, and Locally Produced Energy Future
New Jersey has an opportunity to stand for clean, affordable, locally produced offshore wind energy solutions. While President Trump rewards fossil fuel companies that increase energy costs for everyday people, renewable wind energy projects present New Jersey with the cleanest, safest and most cost-effective solution---while also spurring the creation of over 50,000 high-paying union jobs.
Our coalition is working to support a 100 percent clean energy New Jersey with a robust offshore wind infrastructure. Offshore wind projects in New York, Massachusetts, and New England have a track record of successful offshore wind farms that power hundreds of thousands of homes.
President Trump wants to move us backward. New Jersey must fight back. With our abundant natural resources, we have the chance to lead the way in achieving a clean energy future for current and future generations of New Jersey households---and supply electricity to up to 2,350,000 homes.
THE
PROBLEM
DAMAGE
Our beloved shores are in grave danger. Stronger and more forceful storms are slamming our coast, causing flooding and damaging homes, businesses and our boardwalks and beaches.
Sunny-day flooding is now a fact of life in many towns as sea levels rise and threaten towns on the barrier islands and along the back bay.
HEALTH
Pollution from dirty fossil fuel plants have given New Jersey some of the worst air quality in the nation, causing asthma and exacerbating other heart and lung problems. These impacts are concentrated in Black, Brown, and low-income communities, making clean energy an issue of justice and fairness.
COSTS
Fossil fuel markets are unstable and subject to global price shocks — and New Jersey families are footing the bill. Why pay more for pollution when we can start investing in affordable, local wind energy now?
Cancelling offshore wind projects also threatens union jobs and renewable energy investments that will help New Jersey families succeed.
MARINE LIFE
Rising ocean temperatures represent the biggest threat to our marine life and critical coastal habitats are lost as sea levels rise. The ocean ecosystems that support marine life are threatened by the increased acidification and desalination of the ocean caused our historic use of fossil fuels.
OUR FUTURE
The situation is only going to worsen unless we quickly switch over to clean, renewable energy.
THE
SOLUTION
OPPORTUNITY
Now is the moment to embrace clean and renewable sources of energy for ourselves and future generations and ensure that it is done right. Your voice matters.
New Jersey has a unique opportunity to be a national leader in building home-grown offshore wind that would help build wind projects up and down our coastlines.
With hundreds of miles of shoreline and strong wind flows in the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey is perfectly positioned to build the nation’s largest network of responsibly developed offshore wind projects that can provide renewable and reliable energy to power New Jersey’s homes, businesses and economy.
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
These investments would create 50,000 good-paying union jobs---22,290 direct full-time equivalency jobs (FTEs), 11,810 indirect FTEs, and over 14,820 induced FTEs---and a year-round economy at the Jersey Shore. These jobs could provide opportunity to overburdened and low-income communities.
South Jersey is going to be a hub for offshore wind, and the manufacturing and assembly facilities being built here would serve offshore wind projects throughout the country. Small businesses up and down the shore are already growing, revitalizing Main Streets in communities across the region.
CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
Advanced-Stage Projects
in the Northeast Region
Empire Wind
Empire Wind is under construction off the southern coast of Long Island, New York to supply 810 MW of clean, renewable energy to power 500,000 homes and employ 4,000 workers in high paying union jobs. The project is expected to reach completion by the end of 2026, with Phase II plans in place for an additional 84 turbines delivering 1,260 MW of energy.
Vineyard Wind
Vineyard Wind 1 is under construction to supply clean, renewable, and affordable energy to over 400,000 homes across Massachusetts, helping to reduce carbon emissions by over 1.6 million tons per year. The 62-wind turbine project will generate 806 MW of electricity and power, which is the equivalent of removing 325,000 vehicles from roadways.
Revolution Wind
Revolution Wind was all set to provide 704 MW of combined power to the people of Connecticut and Rhode Island, create 1,200 jobs and supply $100 million to the region’s economy. Construction on the project began in 2023; the project would have been fully operational by 2026, when it will supply clean energy to over 350,000 Rhode Island and Connecticut homes. But President Donald Trump’s administration made the outrageous decision to cancel the project—just when it was almost finished, destroying its promise to lower costs, employ thousands of workers, and provide clean energy to combat climate change.
