While the chasm between proponents and opponents of New Jersey’s offshore wind goals remains apparent in the wake of the Board of Public Utilities’ unanimously awarding two new leases last week, a local grassroots organization called it a “a positive sign” that the agency put the proposed projects farther out to sea than a planned project off Long Beach Island.

“The BPU action appears to point towards a more sensible siting policy for offshore wind development,” Save LBI said in a statement Jan.