Ocean Wind 1 Construction and Operations Plan

This Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm Construction and Operations Plan (COP) is being submitted by Ocean Wind LLC (Ocean Wind), an affiliate of Orsted Wind Power North America LLC (Orsted), to support the siting and development of the Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project (OCW01, Offshore Wind Farm, or Project). The Project is being developed pursuant to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) requirements for the Ocean Wind BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0498 Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (Lease).

The Project includes up to 98 wind turbine generators (WTGs), up to three offshore alternating current (AC) substations, array cables linking the individual turbines to the offshore substations, substation interconnector cables linking the substations to each other, offshore export cables, an onshore export cable system1, two onshore substations, and connections to the existing electrical grid in New Jersey (underground cables or overhead transmission lines would be required to connect each onshore substation to the existing grid). The WTGs and offshore substations, array cables, and substation interconnector cables will be located in Federal waters approximately 13 nautical miles (nm, 15 statute miles) southeast of Atlantic City. The offshore export cables will be buried below the seabed surface within Federal and State waters. The onshore export cables, substations, and grid connections are intended to be located in Ocean, Atlantic, and/or Cape May Counties, New Jersey.

The purpose of the Project is to develop an offshore wind generation project within the BOEM Lease Area (OCS-A 0498, Lease Area), to deliver competitively priced renewable energy and additional capacity to meet State and regional renewable energy demands and goals. The Project meets New Jersey’s need to fulfill the State’s Offshore Wind Economic Development Act, which mandates the development of a minimum of 1,100 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind resources. The Project also contributes to meeting the need established by both NJ Executive Order 8, which set a goal for 3,500 MW of renewable energy by 2030, and Executive Order 92, which in November 2019 increased the goal to 7,500 MW by 2035. In September 2022, Executive Order 307 increased New Jersey’s offshore wind energy goal by nearly 50 percent to 11,000 MW by 2040. The COP describes how Ocean Wind will develop and operate the Project in a manner that conforms to responsible offshore development, which includes the application of best management practices.  

• Volume I: Project Information
• Volume II: Affected Environment
• Volume III: Appendices
  • Appendix A: Emergency Response Plan, Including Oil Spill Response Plan (Confidential)
  • Appendix B: Safety Management System (Confidential)
  • Appendix C: Certified Verification Agent Services (Confidential)
  • Appendix D: Marine Site Investigation Report (Confidential)
  • Appendix E: Biological Survey Results
  • Appendix F: Archaeology and Historic Properties Survey Report (Confidential) 
    • F-1 Maritime Archaeological Resources Assessment (MARA) (Confidential)
      • MARA Public Summary
    • F-2 Terrestrial Archaeological Resource Assessment (TARA) (Confidential)
      • TARA Public Summary
    • F-3 Assessment of Visual Effects on Onshore Historic Properties (HRVEA) (Confidential)
      • HRVEA Non-Technical Summary
        • HRVEA Part 1 of 2
        • HRVEA Part 2 of 2
    • F-4 Historic Properties Treatment Plans
    • F-5 Terrestrial Unanticipated Discoveries Plan, Marine (Submerged) Unanticipated Discoveries Plan
  • Appendix G: Locations for Offshore Turbines and Substations
  • Appendix H: Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm on Birds and Bats
  • Appendix I: Atlantic Sturgeon Supplementary Material
  • Appendix J: Marine Mammal Supplementary Material
  • Appendix K: Sea Turtle Supplementary Material
  • Appendix L: VIA
    • Appendix L-A
    • Appendix L-B
    • Appendix L-C
    • Appendix L-D
    • Appendix L-E
    • Appendix L-F
    • Time Lapse Video Simulation
    • Nighttime Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) Simulation
  • Appendix M (Part 1): Navigation Safety Risk Assessment
  • Appendix M (Part 2): Navigation Safety Risk Assessment
  • Appendix N: Air Quality Analysis (Confidential)
  • Appendix O: Fisheries Communication and Outreach Plan
  • Appendix P: Technical Information in Support of EFH Consultation
  • Appendix Q: Coastal Zone Consistency Assessment
  • Appendix R: Noise Supplementary Material
    • R-1 Over-air Noise Supplementary Material
    • R-2 Underwater Noise Supplementary Material
  • Appendix S: BOEM’s Best Management Practices
  • Appendix T: Departure Requests (Confidential)
  • Appendix U: Conceptual Plans and Typical Design Drawings
  • Appendix V: Environmental Justice Supplementary Material
  • Appendix W: Metocean Monitoring Information
  • Appendix X: Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Supplemental Information (Confidential)
    • X-1 Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) with Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Strategy
    • X-2 MEC Pre-Installation Geophysical Survey Specification
  • Appendix Y: Site Conditions Assessment (Confidential)
  • Appendix Z: Design Feasibility Study (Confidential)
  • Appendix AA: Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (PSMMP)
  • Appendix AB: Avian and Bat Post-Construction Monitoring Framework
  • Appendix AC: Wetland Delineation Report
    • File 1 of 3: Oyster Creek Wetland and Watercourse Delineation Report
    • File 2 of 3: Photologs for Oyster Creek and BL England
    • File 3 of 3: Supplemental Wetland Reports
  • Appendix AD: Airspace and Radar Analysis
  • Appendix AE: Fisheries Mitigation Efforts