UTILITIES
N.J.'s first offshore wind farm gets boost
New Jersey's largest utility announced Friday it was buying a 25% stake in the state's first planned offshore wind farm in an effort to create local jobs and boost the industry's supply chain.
Christa was previously a reporter at Greenwire, covering the Department of Energy, energy technologies and science policy and was a reporter and assistant deputy editor at Climatewire. Since joining E&E News in 2008, she has interviewed leaders like Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and former Vice President Al Gore and has covered everything from climate adaptation to the Keystone XL pipeline fight. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she formerly worked for The Denver Post and NPR.
New Jersey's largest utility announced Friday it was buying a 25% stake in the state's first planned offshore wind farm in an effort to create local jobs and boost the industry's supply chain.