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)
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (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)