MANASQUAN — When wind power is generated, it needs to go somewhere.
And residents of southern Monmouth County say right now, they're in the line of fire, as plans call for much of the energy produced by an offshore wind project — located nowhere near the county's coast — to come ashore in Monmouth County and run underneath a handful of municipalities.
"I think we still have time to fight this," said Glenn Hughes, a founding member of the group Stop the High-Risk Power Cables.
According to locals, contractors have already begun visiting the area to finalize their bids for a project to install the wind power transmission cables underground. The bids are due by the end of September.
Opponents say plans call for the lines to run "very close to homes," as they transport energy from hundreds of proposed Atlantic Shores wind turbines off Atlantic City, to the Larabee substation in Howell. The project would impact infrastructure in Sea Girt, Howell, Manasquan, and Wall.
