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Ruth Ehinger Coastal Program Manager NJDEP. Terrestrial Wind Regulation in the New Jersey Coastal Zone. New Jersey Wind Mandates. Offshore 3000MW Onshore 200 MW. Image: Associated Press. Coastal On-land Wind Generation. Regulation Permitting Transparency. Image: BeMoreGreen.com.
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Ruth Ehinger Coastal Program Manager NJDEP Terrestrial Wind Regulation in the New Jersey Coastal Zone
New Jersey Wind Mandates • Offshore 3000MW • Onshore 200 MW Image: Associated Press
Coastal On-land Wind Generation Regulation Permitting Transparency Image: BeMoreGreen.com
Regulate Based on Size • Type A Less than 150’ high and 3 turbines or fewer • Type B 150’ – 250’ high and less than 20,000 square feet wind swept area • Type C Greater than 250’ high
Type A 10kW Bergey 10kW Bergey on 100’ tower 600W Southwest WindPower Photos from NREL PIX
Type B 660kW Vestas Turbine At Hull, Massachusetts
Type C 5 1.5MW turbines at the ACUA Wastewater Treatment Plant
Comments? • Tiered approach • Critical environmental habitats • Monitoring Email comments regarding the regulatory approach by January 1, 2009 annmarie.hoagland@dep.state.nj.us For pre-application meetings and other permitting issues, please contact the Division of Land Use Regulation Tech Center at 609-777-0454