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title: "Leading Light Wind"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-leading-light/
identifier: us-leading-light
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Leading Light Wind

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-leading-light/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Lease area OCS-A 0542, ~65 km off New Jersey coast in the New York Bight. Would have generated power for ~1 million homes.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 2400 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Cancelled |
| Owners | Invenergy · energyRe |
| Coordinates | 39.063682, -73.162704 |

## Milestones

- **Cancelled** — 2025-11-07 (dated)

## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- unknown, date not stated — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/11/14/2-4-gw-new-jersey-offshore-wind-project-axed-by-developers/
- Utility Dive, 2025-11-10 — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/invenergy-offshore-wind-energy-leading-light-wind/805451/
- ROI-NJ, 2024-09-26 — https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/09/26/industry/energy-utilities/bpu-as-expected-grants-leading-light-winds-request-to-put-pause-on-offshore-project-due-to-supply-chain-shortcomings/
- Utility Dive, 2025-11-10 — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/invenergy-offshore-wind-energy-leading-light-wind/805451/
- energyRe, 2024 — https://www.energyre.com/news/leading-light-wind-awarded-contract-new-jersey
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2023 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/08/07/invenergy-energyre-propose-2-4-gw-wind-project-offshore-new-jersey/
- BOEM, 2024 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/ocs-0542-invenergy-leading-light-wind-progress-reportfinal
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Leading_Light_Wind
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 2024-01-24 — https://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/boardorders/2024/20240124/8A%20ORDER%20Solicitation%203%20Invenergy.pdf
- Invenergy / energyRe (via PR Newswire), 2024-01-24 — https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leading-light-wind-an-american-led-offshore-wind-project-awarded-contract-by-state-of-new-jersey-ushers-in-new-era-for-domestic-clean-energy-transition-302043924.html
- US Department of the Interior, 2026-06-17 — https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-new-energy-agreement-strengthen-american-energy-security-and-lower
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-06-18 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/06/18/trump-administration-strikes-new-offshore-wind-lease-buyback-deal-invenergy-agrees-to-exit-four-projects/
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau

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