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Fishermen and ocean environmental advocates are loudly calling for more forward-looking scientific studies as the Biden administration and East Coast states race to plan offshore wind energy projects. Now New Jersey utility regulators say they are starting a fund that will collect more than $26 million in fees from offshore wind energy developers for research and monitoring of offshore wind - an assessment of $10,000 per megawatt of capacity. The state Board of Public Utilities in mid-December approved memoranda of understanding with developers Orsted, the Shell New Energies US/ EDF Renewables North America joint venture Atlantic Shores, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. |