Planning Board To Hear Wind Farm Substation In Lacey Next Month

The substation is planned for the former Oyster Creek power plant. (Shutterstock)LACEY, NJ — Next month, the Lacey Planning Board will hear an appl...

August 14, 2022
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The substation is planned for the former Oyster Creek power plant. (Shutterstock)LACEY, NJ — Next month, the Lacey Planning Board will hear an application for an electrical substation that will be used to receive power from the offshore wind farm planned off the coast of South Jersey.The substation, part of the controversial Ocean Wind 1 project by Danish energy company Ørsted, is planned at the former Oyster Creek power plant. It will connect the offshore energy to the energy grid on land.Read More: Wind Farm Substation To Be Built In LaceyAt a recent meeting, the board approved Ørsted's application for technical completeness.

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