A bill backed by a New Jersey Senate committee would allow offshore wind developers to site transmission on public land regardless of local governments.

More uniformity in transmission planning standards and broader considerations of benefits are needed to ensure the grid can handle increasing renewables and help states meet climate goals, speakers told the Energy Bar Association’s annual meeting Wednesday. Officials from SPP, American Electric Power, Southern California Edison and the New Jersey Board...

The New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel on Tuesday appealed the state Board of Public Utilities’ recent award of $300 million in subsidies to three nuclear plants, echoing a lawsuit that unsuccessfully sought to overturn a similar award made in 2019. The appeal to the Superior Court’s Appellate Division seeks...

Public Service Enterprise Group on Wednesday announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its 467-MW Solar Source portfolio of 25 solar plants in 14 states as the utility seeks to sharpen its focus on being a regulated electric and gas facility. In a first-quarter earnings call, PSEG CEO...

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday awarded annual subsidies totaling $300 million a year to the state’s three nuclear power plants; board members said they had little choice but to make the award as the state strives to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050. The board’s unanimous...

After more than a year of lockdowns and cancellations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a major energy conference will have in-person attendance early this summer. The Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC) announced last week that its 26th annual Education Conference will take place from June 27 to 30...

New Jersey’s 1,100-MW offshore Ocean Wind project faced vigorous opposition from fishermen, shore-town homeowners and tourism-related businesses, and support from trade groups and unions, at three U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) public hearings held this month to determine whether the agency should grant approval to the state’s first...

New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is looking for potential transmission solutions to deliver offshore wind energy to the power grid as the state rolls out its plan to deploy 7,500 MW of OSW by 2035. The BPU on April 15 opened a 120-day window for developers to submit suggestions...

New Jersey’s Division of Rate Counsel on Monday appealed to the state Supreme Court the dismissal of its suit seeking to block $300 million in subsidies for three South Jersey nuclear units as it continues to oppose a renewal of the subsidies by the Board of Public Utilities. The Rate...

A New Jersey Appellate Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block state subsidies for Public Service Enterprise Group’s Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants, which paid the company $300 million last year. The court ruled that there was nothing wrong with the process by which the state Board...