A healthy project pipeline notwithstanding, New Jersey has dropped in solar industry rankings for annual new capacity, from No. 9 in 2019 to 20th in 2021.

New Jersey could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings – the state’s second largest source of emissions – by replacing fossil-fueled boilers with heat pumps and other electric appliances and beefing up incentives for the equipment, according to a recent report from the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Heat pumps can replace furnaces or boilers, …

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The key climate policy stories that bear watching in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2022 make up a short but high-impact list that includes offshore wind, how quickly the region’s investor-owned utilities will decarbonize and Glenn Youngkin. The clean energy landscape in the Mid-Atlantic region got a major shake-up in November when Republican Youngkin edged out …

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In its final meeting of 2021, the New Jersey BPU moved ahead with actions to put more EV chargers in minority and low-income communities.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow margin of victory in New Jersey's gubernatorial election is not expected to affect his sweeping clean energy initiatives.

New Jersey has released a plan detailing how it will procure 7,500 MW in offshore wind resources as part of its goal to reach 100% clean energy by 2050.

PJM’s Monitor released a report concluding that New Jersey ratepayers would likely see costs increase if the state left the RTO’s capacity market.

The New Jersey BPU extended the SREC program deadline for solar developers who were prevented from receiving approval for projects due to pandemic-related disruptions.

New Jersey is winding down a solar energy program that helped place the state near the top of solar production in the country.

New Jersey officials have taken the first step in determining whether the state should remain in PJM’s regional capacity market or go in another direction.