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title: "Ocean Wind 1"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-ocean-wind-1/
identifier: us-ocean-wind-1
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Ocean Wind 1

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-ocean-wind-1/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Would have been New Jersey first offshore wind farm. Located ~24 km off southern NJ coast (Cape May area). 98 turbines originally planned at 11-12 MW class.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Northwest Atlantic |
| Capacity | 1100 MW |
| Turbines | 98 |
| Lifecycle stage | Cancelled |
| Owners | Ørsted |
| Coordinates | 39.000675, -74.401945 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2023-09-21 (achieved)
- **Cancelled** — 2023-10-31 (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://us.orsted.com/news-archive/2023/10/orsted-ceases-development-of-ocean-wind-1-and-ocean-wind-2
- New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 2019-06-21 — https://www.nj.gov/bpu/newsroom/2019/approved/20190621.html
- US News / Associated Press, 2023-07-06 — https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-07-06/new-jersey-governor-to-sign-tax-break-for-orsteds-offshore-wind-farm
- Federal Register (BOEM), 2023-07-11 — https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/11/2023-14647/notice-of-availability-of-a-joint-record-of-decision-rod-for-the-ocean-wind-llc-proposed-wind-energy
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 2023-09-21 — https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/ocean-wind-1
- Ørsted, 2023-10-31 — https://orsted.com/en/company-announcement-list/2023/10/oersted-ceases-development-of-its-us-offshore-wind-73751
- CNBC, 2023-11-01 — https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/orsted-axes-two-new-jersey-wind-projects-takes-4-billion-writedown.html
- Utility Dive, 2023-11-01 — https://www.utilitydive.com/news/orsted-cancel-ocean-wind-offshore-project-development-new-jersey/698464/
- Ørsted, 2023-10 — https://us.orsted.com/news-archive/2023/10/orsted-ceases-development-of-ocean-wind-1-and-ocean-wind-2
- Wikipedia, 2023 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Wind_1
- Tethys / PNNL, 2023 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/ocean-wind-1
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Ocean_(Ørsted)_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- Offshore Wind (Navingo), 2019-06-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/06/24/orsted-wins-1-1gw-new-jersey-offshore-wind-solicitation/
- Ørsted (company announcement via GlobeNewswire), 2021-06-30 — https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/30/2255974/0/en/%C3%98rsted-awarded-1-148-MW-offshore-wind-contract-in-New-Jersey-fully-utilizing-its-Ocean-Wind-lease-area
- ROI-NJ, 2023-09-05 — https://www.roi-nj.com/2023/09/05/industry/energy-utilities/orsted-official-ocean-wind-1-remains-on-schedule-for-2025/
- Ørsted, 2025-10 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/www/docs/corp/com/investor/q3-2025-pre-close-call-reminders.pdf
- Ørsted A/S, 2026-02-06 — https://cdn.orsted.com/-/media/annual-2025/annual-report-2025.pdf
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 2026-08-23 — https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau

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