ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey is making a bold play to grab a leading share of the growing offshore wind energy industry by building a facility to build and deploy the huge turbine blades needed to operate windmills.Gov.
Phil Murphy said Tuesday the state Economic Development Authority will lead development of the New Jersey Wind Port, whose cost is estimated between $300 million to $400 million, and which could generate $500 million of economic activity a year once it is fully functional.It will be built on an artificial island in the Delaware River in Lower Alloways Creek Township in Salem County, next to the Hope Creek Nuclear Generation Station.