New Jersey is moving toward building a wind port that will serve as a construction and operational hub for offshore projects along the Mid-Atlantic coast.

New Jersey hopes its offshore wind early-mover status will allow it to create a robust supply chain infrastructure that will produce jobs.

Offshore wind developers are stressing that carefully coordinated port development, which could require massive funding, is key to achieving state goals.

New Jersey’s BPU backed a plan to create a wind energy manufacturing & transportation hub in South Jersey, signing a collaboration agreement with the NJEDA.