{"id":2092453,"date":"2023-11-07T03:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/offshore-wind-cancellations-raise-risks-for-new-jersey-democrats-in-tuesday-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T03:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:26:20","slug":"offshore-wind-cancellations-raise-risks-for-new-jersey-democrats-in-tuesday-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/offshore-wind-cancellations-raise-risks-for-new-jersey-democrats-in-tuesday-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Democrats face increased risks in Tuesday elections due to offshore wind cancellations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foffshore-wind-cancellations-raise-risks-for-new-jersey-democrats-in-tuesday-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Future of\u200c Offshore Wind \u200din New \u200dJersey Hangs \u2063in the Balance as Orsted Halts Development<\/h2>\n<p>The news that Danish wind giant Orsted is halting development on its\u2064 two \u2064offshore projects in New Jersey comes at a politically tricky time for Democrats in the state as they scramble to retain their narrow majorities in Tuesday\u2019s elections, \u2063which will determine the \u2064future of every \u200bseat in New Jersey&#8217;s General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The two planned Orsted projects, Ocean 1 and Ocean 2, would have brought a combined 2,248 megawatts of offshore\u2063 wind energy to the state. Both had been seen as crucial\u200c to helping achieve Gov. Phil Murphy\u2019s (D-NJ) ambitious target of reaching 100% clean energy by 2035.<\/p>\n<h3>November to Remember: Can \u2063Republicans Turn \u2062New Jersey Red on Election Day?<\/h3>\n<p>Wind developers\u2064 in the \u200dUnited\u2063 States have faced a cascading series of setbacks in recent months caused by poorly negotiated power purchase agreements, an underdeveloped offshore supply chain, and\u2063 high project costs that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/offshore-wind-cancellations-raise-risks-for-new-jersey-democrats-in-tuesday-elections\/\" title=\"NJ Democrats face increased risks in Tuesday elections due to offshore wind cancellations.\">ballooned\u2063 amid rising global demand<\/a> and\u200b unanticipated global crises.<\/p>\n<p>But unlike other projects in the U.S., Orsted\u2019s cancellation threatens\u2063 to carry real political implications in the Garden State,\u200d where Democrats are fighting to\u200b hold on to their narrow majority \u200bin the state Senate and Assembly in this week\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, voters will head\u2064 to the ballot \u2064to decide the fate of all 120 seats in the state Assembly and the Senate, where Democrats hold majorities of 46-34 and 25-15, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>And the timing of Orsted\u2019s \u2064announcement all but guarantees the topic will be fresh in voters\u2019 heads as they\u2062 head to the ballot boxes.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Assembly Republicans mocked the news, including a video titled \u201cIn Memoriam: Ocean Wind \u20621 &#038; 2,&#8221; which\u2063 featured a mashup of news\u2064 from\u200d the offshore wind projects against a botched flute rendition of the theme song from\u200d Titanic.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Reps. \u200dChris Smith (R-NJ) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) also praised the news\u2062 of Orsted&#8217;s\u2063 cancellations.<\/p>\n<p>Van Drew, who represents southern New Jersey, tweeted that he was <strong>\u201cthrilled to see that Orsted has decided to pack up its offshore wind scam and leave South Jersey&#8217;s beautiful coasts alone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And Smith, a Republican\u2062 whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-activist-a-2020-bostonian-of-the-year-arrested-on-federal-charges-of-fraud-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Progressive Activist, A 2020 \u2018Bostonian Of The Year,\u2019 Arrested On Federal Charges Of Fraud, Conspiracy\">district includes parts<\/a> of the Jersey \u200cShore, told\u2063 the Washington Examiner on Monday that Orsted&#8217;s decision to halt development on\u200b its projects offshore New Jersey <strong>&#8220;underscores that Gov. Murphy\u2019s radical plan to install 3,400 wind turbines along the Jersey Shore is reckless and economically flawed \u2014 regardless of how much taxpayer money he throws at foreign\u2064 corporations \u200dlike Orsted.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith also weighed\u2064 in on potential impacts to the state elections. <strong>&#8220;Instead of using the \u2063coercive power of the state to advance these projects, [Murphy] and the Democrats in Trenton should be listening to the serious \u200cconcerns that\u2062 I and others have raised \u200bregarding the deleterious \u200dimpacts these projects will have on our local economy, commercial and recreational fishing, tourism,\u2062 the health of the marine ecosystem, and commercial and military navigational safety,&#8221;<\/strong> he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re close\u200b enough to the target,\u201d Alexandra Wilkes, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey GOP,\u2063 told the New York Times about winning a\u2063 majority in Tuesday\u2019s elections but noted, <strong>\u201cWe have to hit the darts right every\u200c time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many have \u2063acknowledged the setbacks that commercial-scale developers face in the U.S., which all but ensure the Biden administration\u2019s ambitious target \u2062of bringing online 30\u200d GW\u200c offshore wind by\u2064 2030 \u200cwill be impossible to reach. It also severely threatens \u200bthe goals of Murphy, whose administration has targeted an even more ambitious timeline for clean power \u2063development.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy blasted Orsted\u2019s \u200bdecision to halt development on the Ocean 1 and\u2063 2 projects as <strong>\u201coutrageous,\u201d<\/strong> \u2064saying in a statement that the decision called into question both the company\u2019s \u200dcredibility and its \u200ccompetence as it looks to\u200d bring\u2064 online two remaining projects in Rhode Island and New\u2062 York.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM\u200c THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said\u2064 his administration will make sure Orsted\u2064 follows through on its earlier commitment\u200c to pay the state $300 million for failing to follow through \u200con \u2064the projects and is reviewing <strong>&#8220;all legal rights and remedies and to take all necessary steps to ensure that Orsted fully and immediately honors its obligations.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, Murphy vowed to continue pursuing new offshore projects in the state, saying that while Orsted&#8217;s cancellation was a setback, <strong>&#8220;the future of offshore wind in New Jersey remains strong.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-responds-to-trumps-request-to-delay-trial-to-november-2024\/\" title=\"Jack Smith rejects Trump's plea to postpone trial until November 2024.\">potential political \u200dimplications<\/a> of\u2063 the cancellation of Orsted&#8217;s offshore wind projects in New\u200b Jersey, particularly in relation to the upcoming elections and the balance \u200dof power in the state Assembly \u2063and Senate<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Agenda of radical environmentalists, we should be focused on pro-growth, pro-jobs policies that\u2064 benefit all New Jerseyans,&#8221; he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u200dcancellation of Orsted\u2019s offshore wind projects has highlighted the fragility of the offshore wind industry in New Jersey and has brought into question the future of clean energy in the state.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey has been a leader in clean energy, with Governor Murphy spearheading ambitious goals to \u2064transition the state to 100%\u2063 clean energy by 2035. Offshore wind has been a key component of this plan,\u200d but the cancellation of \u2063Orsted\u2019s projects raises \u200cdoubts about whether these goals can be\u2064 achieved.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation\u200b also shines a light on the challenges facing wind developers in the United States. Poorly\u200c negotiated power purchase agreements, an underdeveloped offshore supply chain, and high project costs have hampered \u2063the development of\u2062 offshore wind projects across the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike other setbacks in the industry, \u2064the\u2062 cancellation of Orsted\u2019s projects in New Jersey has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-files-to-unseal-fbi-warrant-used-to-raid-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence\/\" title=\"Judicial Watch files to unseal FBI warrant used to raid Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence\">significant political implications<\/a>. With Democrats fighting to retain their narrow\u2063 majority in the state Assembly and Senate, \u2064the timing of the announcement \u200dcould sway voters&#8217; opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Republicans have seized on the opportunity to criticize the cancellation, using social media to mock the news. U.S. Representatives\u2064 Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew, both Republicans, have \u200dalso applauded the decision and used it as an opportunity to \u2064criticize the Governor&#8217;s clean energy plans.<\/p>\n<p>As voters head to \u200bthe ballot\u200d boxes, \u200cthe future of offshore wind\u2063 in New Jersey hangs in the balance. If Democrats are able to retain their majority, \u200bthey may push forward with new plans to revive the industry. However, if Republicans are able to gain seats, it could signal a shift away from offshore wind and towards other forms of energy.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, the cancellation of Orsted\u2019s projects serves as a reminder\u200b of the challenges facing the offshore wind industry and the need \u2064for careful planning and negotiation to ensure the success \u2062of future projects.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2063 the state looks towards a clean energy future, it is crucial that all stakeholders work together to overcome these challenges and \u200dfind sustainable solutions for New Jersey\u2019s energy needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>offshore projects by Orsted in New Jersey are being halted, posing a political challenge for Democrats. 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