Jonathan Berr

Proposed microgrids in Atlantic City and seven other locations took another step toward reality after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) last week approved $4 million in subsidies for the projects. The Atlantic City project being developed by independent power producer DCO Energy would provide emergency backup power to Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, Bally's Hotel and Casino, The Claridge hotel, Boardwalk...

Public Service Enterprise Group CEO Ralph Izzo used the company’s earnings call Friday to lobby for increased subsidies for its New Jersey nuclear plants and predicted the sale of its non-nuclear generation by the end of the year. PSEG has requested a three-year extension to New Jersey’s controversial zero-emissions certificate...

The developer of a proposed offshore wind project in New Jersey has signed an agreement to employ union workers in the project’s construction and operation. The memorandum of understanding between Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and the unions could create hundreds of temporary and permanent jobs, said Julia Ofman, a spokesperson...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who has made fighting climate change a focal point of his administration, announced on Tuesday that the state would invest $100 million in green transportation projects, many of which target disadvantaged or social justice communities. The money will come from New Jersey’s participation in the...

The media spotlight in 2021 on electric vehicles has been intense thanks to multibillion-dollar investment announcements from General Motors and Ford, and President Joe Biden’s plan to convert the federal fleet to EVs.  However, state utility regulators say unlocking the technology’s potential is going to take some work. Speaking at...