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| On September 14, the Commissioners of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) voted unanimously to propose new regulations placing New Jersey at the forefront of environmental and responsible energy policymaking. | |
| The Assembly voted today to pass the New Jersey Energy Efficiency Standards Act (A516—Watson-Coleman, Caraballo, McKeon), a bill designed to protect consumers, the environment, and the economy through energy efficiency standards for commonly used products. | |
| The report issued on May 2 by the Governor’s Panel on Offshore Wind outlines the serious and growing nature of New Jersey’s energy problems and affirmatively finds that offshore wind must function as one element of a multi-faceted solution. | |
| Trenton, NJ – On the eve of critical decisions about New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan and a proposed license extension for the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, Environment New Jersey joined public safety and environmental groups to release “Powering New Jersey’s Future: A Clean Energy Strategy for Replacing the Oyster Creek and Salem Nuclear Plants.†The report details a step-by-step plan to replace the Oyster Creek, Salem 1 and 2 nuclear power plants at the end of their current operating licenses with renewable energy and energy efficiency. | |
| The U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing at 2:00 pm April 4 on Nuclear Regulatory Commission efforts to define and meet physical security standards at commercial nuclear power plants, and to release a Government Accountability Office report entitled, “Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, But the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Design Basis Threat Process Should Be Improved.†| |
| An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) award and the anniversary of a nuclear disaster in the Ukraine might seem like unrelated events but they have ties that could have grave implications for people in New Jersey. | |
| On the eve of Earth Day, NJPIRG, The Sun Farm Network, the New Jersey Farm Bureau, the Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in New Jersey, Green Faith, and several other solar energy supporters and users gathered with the Board of Public Utilities Office of Clean Energy today to take note of the diverse users that have contributed to solar energy’s growth in New Jersey. | |
| New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities passed one of the best Clean Energy Standards in the nation on April 12. | |
| Acting Governor Codey will sign a bill today at 2:30pm that will significantly reduce electricity use across the state. | |
| New Jersey’s largest environmental groups convened today to critique the wide holes in the current plans for the Blue Ribbon Panel on Offshore Wind, and offer up a supplemental plan for an open, unbiased and substantive approach to New Jersey’s energy future. | |
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