Matthew Fazelpoor//June 25, 2024//  

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind announced Tuesday it selected Cherry Hill-based Riggs Distler & Co. Inc. to lead a key aspect of Atlantic Shores Project 1. The effort is slated to be the Garden State’s first offshore wind project.

One of the nation’s leading utility, mechanical and electrical contractors, Riggs Distler, a Centuri company, will oversee the Cardiff Substation expansion program. The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of all new electrical equipment for the work in Egg Harbor Township.

The project includes:

• Site preparation;
• Construction of a new electrical enclosure and control building to house a 230-kilovolt gas insulated switchgear with associated controls;
• Other improvements, such as outdoor electrical equipment, 230-kilovolt  duct banks, cable trenches, ancillary/auxiliary equipment and site fencing.

Atlantic Shores says the regional transmission operator identified the upgrades as necessary to create the point of interconnection. That is what will bring clean energy from Atlantic Shores Project 1 onto the local electric grid.

“Atlantic Shores is thrilled to partner with Riggs Distler on making critical near-term investments at the Cardiff Substation that support the local supply chain and create even more great-paying union jobs in Atlantic County,” said Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind CEO Joris Veldhoven.

Riggs Distler brings more than a century of local market experience to the project. It also adds to the company’s growing portfolio of work in emerging clean energy technologies.

“Riggs Distler is proud to support Atlantic Shores on this important infrastructure project connecting offshore wind energy to the grid in New Jersey,” said Riggs Distler president and CEO Steve Zemaitatis. “Along with our partners, Jingoli Power and Worley Engineering, our work is creating economic growth and job opportunities right here in our own backyard as we work to build a cleaner energy future.”

Earlier this month, NJBIZ chronicled some of the state’s latest offshore wind developments, including Atlantic Shores Project 1. According to stakeholders, the project will deliver 1,510 megawatts of clean energy and serve more than 700,000 homes while contributing nearly $2 billion to the state economy.

“These important infrastructure upgrades will enable us to bring safe, reliable, renewable power from New Jersey’s first offshore wind project onto the electric grid,” said Veldhoven.

Read more at: https://njbiz.com/njs-1st-offshore-wind-project-taps-riggs-distler-for-substation-expansion/