Ocean Wind 1

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.

Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
Ørsted — 100% ◆
Location
United States
Northwest Atlantic
Technology
Capacity 1,100 MW ◇ Turbines 98 × 12 MW ◇ Model GE Haliade X 12 MW ◇ Foundation Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination BOEM Lease Sale 5 · 2015 ·
Water depth 18–28 m ≈ Distance from shore 24 km ◇
Revenue & grid
Offtake OREC cancelled ◆
Grid —
Schedule
COD —
Cancelled 31 Oct 2023 ◆

Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record

2 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 5 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market

the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers

construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification

Rests on 11 sources (7 primary) · ◆ 7 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[5]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management2023-09-21◆ Ocean Wind 1 | Bureau of Ocean Energy Ma…
“On Sept. 21, 2023, BOEM approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Project and its associated project easement.”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[19]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)2026-08-23◆ US BOEM offshore-wind register (FR docum…
“Lease row OCS-A 0498: companies ['Ocean Wind LLC']; lease_dates ['03/01/2016']; lease_terms ['25 Years']; states ['New Jersey']; block_count 122.”
supportsRegister entry
Operator3
[2]
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities2019-06-21◆ Board of Public Utilities | Newsroom<br …
supportsMechanismDetail
[6]
Ørsted2023-10-31◆ document
supportsCancelled
[9]
Ørsted2023-10◆ document
supportsoperator
Trade press4
[11]
Tethys / PNNL2023
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacity
[12]
Global Energy Monitor2026-07-02
supportsCoordinates
[13]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[16]
ROI-NJ2023-09-05◆ Ørsted official: Ocean Wind 1 remains on…
“Hina Kazmi, the Ocean Wind 1 program director for Ørsted ... “Ocean Wind 1 continues to advance, with onshore construction beginning in the next few weeks and offshore construction expected to ramp up…”
supportsCOD history
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown◆ document
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+3 more
Encyclopaedic1
[10]
Wikipedia2023
supportsTotal capacityFoundationDistance from shore
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