A seagull flies above the waves on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Long Beach Township, N.J. Government supporters of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey and New York are trading blows with opponents in some shore towns who say many vacationers and local residents don't want to see turbines filling the ocean horizon. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The ocean horizon is clear on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Long Beach Township, N.J. Eight Jersey Shore towns, including Long Beach, are trying to convince New Jersey utility regulators that wind turbines planned for less than 9 miles off the town's coast will scare away visitors, costing the area jobs and economic development. The wind power industry rejects those claims, and says turbines can coexist with tourism and fishing. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The ocean horizon is clear on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Long Beach Township, N.J. Eight Jersey Shore towns, including Long Beach, are trying to convince New Jersey utility regulators that wind turbines planned for less than 9 miles off the town's coast will scare away visitors, costing the area jobs and economic development. The wind power industry rejects those claims, and says turbines can coexist with tourism and fishing. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The sun sets behind spinning land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 13, 2023. On April 24, 2024, eight Jersey Shore towns wrote to New Jersey utility regulators saying that a proposed wind farm off Long Beach Island will be costlier than expected. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
A beachgoer takes photos of the ocean horizon on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Long Beach Township, N.J. Eight Jersey Shore towns, including Long Beach, are trying to convince New Jersey utility regulators that wind turbines planned for less than 9 miles off the town's coast will scare away visitors, costing the area jobs and economic development. The wind power industry rejects those claims, and says turbines can coexist with tourism and fishing. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The ocean horizon is clear on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Long Beach Township, N.J. Eight Jersey Shore towns, including Long Beach, are trying to convince New Jersey utility regulators that wind turbines planned for less than 9 miles off the town's coast will scare away visitors, costing the area jobs and economic development. The wind power industry rejects those claims, and says turbines can coexist with tourism and fishing. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)