NEW JERSEY – Ørsted and PSEG have awarded contracts to JINGOLI Power and Burns & McDonnell to construct an onshore transmission system for a 1,100 MW offshore wind farm powering New Jersey.

Marking major milestones in the development of New Jersey’s first offshore wind project, Ocean Wind 1 announced the award of its first three major construction contracts. The 1,100 MW Ocean Wind 1  is a joint venture between Ørsted and PSEG.  

Engineering, procurement, and construction contracts have been awarded to two firms, JINGOLI Power, LLC and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. The contracts include the installation of two high voltage substations and nearly nine miles of underground cable that will connect the offshore wind farm to the onshore electric grid at two landfall points. Project engineering began during the first quarter of 2022, with construction estimated to start in September 2023.

JINGOLI Power will install an underground electric export cable from landfall to B.L. England, the site of the onshore electric substation in Upper Township, and engineer, procure and install a duct bank/manhole system that will house the export cables.

Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., will install a substation in Upper Township that includes an interconnection to a nearby Atlantic City Electric substation. The company will also install a substation at Oyster Creek, with an interconnection to a nearby First Energy substation, and install an underground export cable from the landfall to the onshore electric substation.

Ocean Wind 1 hosted supply chain networking events leading up to the contract award, inviting New Jersey businesses to meet with qualified project bidders to pitch their capabilities for sub-contracting consideration.

Once completed, Ocean Wind 1 should provide clean energy to 500,000 homes in New Jersey, deliver thousands of jobs and ramp up supply chain initiatives, like the EEW monopile manufacturing facility at the Port of Paulsboro, all while helping the state meet its clean energy goals.

Source: Ørsted